Pentagon identifies 4 of the 6 troops killed in drone strike in US-Iran conflict

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Four of the six U.S. military personnel killed so far in the conflict in Iran have been identified.

Since the initial strike on Iran early Saturday morning, the U.S. military has confirmed six deaths of American service members. In addition, three people were killed in the United Arab Emirates, and one each in Kuwait and Bahrain.

Beshear said Tuesday morning that the six soldiers killed included "those based out of my home state, Kentucky."

The Pentagon released the names Tuesday evening of four of the troops killed in Kuwait.

The troops, assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, were killed in a drone strike.

Those killed were Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa.

According to CNN, at the time of their deaths, the soldiers were serving with 1st Theater Sustainment Command.

1st Theater Sustainment Command is a standalone group based out of Fort Knox, Kentucky, comprised of troops from units from around the country.

America, let’s join together and pray for the families of the now six soldiers killed in attacks by Iran — including those based out of my home state, Kentucky. Let’s wrap our arms around them during this difficult time.
— Andy Beshear (@AndyBeshearKY) March 3, 2026

The names of the two other troops have not been released.

"We’ll work with our channels, organizations like KRDA (Knox Regional Development Alliance), the folks on Fort Knox to ensure that we as a community are doing everything we can to support and understand and be there for the families that unfortunately paid the ultimate sacrifice," Radcliff Mayor J.J. Duvall said.

John Tindall, is a retired U.S. Army Major General who fought in Vietnam, now lives in Radcliff. He told WDRB he has been to Fort Knox countless times and knows the pain of military loss first hand.

"The families should be our focus at this point, not our particular feeling for or against (the war) because they are the ones who we need to reach out to and make sure they are taken care of and that their needs are first and foremost," Tindall said.

Starting over the weekend, U.S. and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a war that has severely disrupted the world’s supply of oil and gas, international shipping, and air travel.

In total, the U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed at least 787 people, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. In Israel, where Iranian missiles struck several locations, 11 people were killed. The Iranian-supported militant group Hezbollah has also attacked Israel, whose retaliatory strikes killed 52 people in Lebanon.