The United States Department of Defense on Wednesday, March 4, released the names of the last two soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack on Kuwait as part of Operation True Promise 4. This happened a day after the names of 4 soldiers killed in the Iran war were announced.
The slain soldiers were identified as
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54
- 45-year-old Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
- According to the Department of War (DOW), the two Army reservists were supporting Operation Epic Fury when they were killed.
The Pentagon said in a statement: “Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, was at the scene of the March 1, 2026, incident at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, and is believed to be the individual who died at the scene.”
However, a medical examination of the chief warrant officer’s body is awaited, after which the identification will be confirmed. The soldier was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa, DOW said.
In another news release, the DOW said: “Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, died March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an attack on an unmanned aircraft system.” The soldier was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa, according to the Pentagon.
The other four US service members killed in the Iranian attack are listed below:
- Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.;
- Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.
- Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn
- Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
How were Jeffrey O’Brien and Robert Marzan killed?
The US and Israel jointly attacked Iran on February 28, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. US President Donald Trump called it “Operation Epic Fury” and described the military strike as a “major combat operation” in a post on Truth Social, while Israel called it “Operation Roaring Lion”. The attacks targeted key Iranian military sites, including missile facilities, naval bases and sites near Khamenei’s office.
Afterwards, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory strikes under ‘Operation True Promise 4’. To avenge the death of its supreme leader, Iran attacked US military bases, consulates and embassies throughout the Persian Gulf region.
