New details indicate more than 30 American service members remain hospitalized following the March 1 attack.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
New reporting indicates that an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members earlier this month left dozens of additional American troops severely wounded, according to multiple sources familiar with the incident.
The attack struck a fortified U.S. tactical operations center at Kuwait’s Port Shuaiba on March 1, only days after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28.
According to a report by CBS News, dozens of American service members sustained serious injuries in the strike, including traumatic brain injuries, burns and shrapnel wounds. At least one service member required the amputation of a limb.
Sources cited in the report said more than 30 U.S. military personnel remained hospitalized as of Tuesday night following the attack.
Among the injured, one service member is receiving treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, while 12 are being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington, D.C. Approximately 25 others are hospitalized at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
Roughly 20 wounded troops arrived at Landstuhl on Tuesday aboard a C-17 military transport aircraft. The injuries were classified as urgent and included traumatic brain injuries, concussions and memory loss.
Medical teams mobilized rapidly to respond to the influx of patients. According to the report, more than 100 medical personnel were dispatched to Landstuhl to assist with treatment for the wounded service members.
Officials with the Department of War did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the updated casualty figures.
Earlier statements from defense officials provided only limited details about the number of injured troops. On March 1, officials confirmed that five service members were seriously wounded in the attack and said several others had suffered concussions or minor shrapnel injuries.
Two American service members were initially reported missing after the drone strike but were later found beneath debris at the site of the attack, according to sources familiar with the situation.
The six U.S. service members killed in the strike were returned to the United States over the weekend. Their remains were received during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
President Donald Trump attended the ceremony alongside the families of the fallen service members. According to reporting by NBC Montana, Trump described the ceremony as “the toughest thing I have to do” as president.
Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of the Army Reserve, issued a statement on March 3 honoring the troops killed in the attack.
“We honor our fallen Heroes, who served fearlessly and selflessly in defense of our nation,” Harter said in a statement released by the U.S. Army.
“Their sacrifice, and the sacrifices of their families, will never be forgotten,” he added.
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