{"id":84141,"date":"2026-03-01T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/01\/3-us-troops-killed-5-seriously-wounded-in-actions-against-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:40:22","slug":"3-us-troops-killed-5-seriously-wounded-in-actions-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2026\/03\/01\/3-us-troops-killed-5-seriously-wounded-in-actions-against-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded in actions against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This is a developing story.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three U.S. service members have been killed in action during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/us-israel-launch-major-combat-operations-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/us-israel-launch-major-combat-operations-in-iran\/\">combat operations against Iran<\/a>, U.S. Central Command officials <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2028120499964805297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2028120499964805297\">announced<\/a> Sunday. Five more have been listed as \u201cseriously wounded.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several other troops \u201csustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions \u2014 and are in the process of being returned to duty,\u201d according to the CENTCOM release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A barrage of Iranian retaliatory strikes were launched at U.S. military installations across the Middle East on Saturday on the heels of a U.S. and Israeli air, land and sea bombardment across the Islamic Republic \u2014 a campaign dubbed Operation Epic Fury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/no-us-casualties-reported-following-irans-retaliatory-strikes-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/no-us-casualties-reported-following-irans-retaliatory-strikes-officials-say\/\">Initial reports on Saturday<\/a> indicated there were no U.S. casualties. Additional details surrounding the circumstances of the U.S. service member deaths have not yet been made available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMajor combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims were circulating online over the weekend that Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM officials dismissed the rumor Sunday, saying the \u201cLincoln was not hit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe missiles launched didn\u2019t even come close,\u201d CENTCOM officials said. \u201cThe Lincoln continues to launch aircraft in support of CENTCOM\u2019s relentless campaign to defend the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assault by U.S. and partner forces began Saturday at 1:15 a.m., CENTCOM officials stated, with the goal of knocking out \u201cthe Iranian regime\u2019s security apparatus, prioritizing locations that posed an imminent threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the primary targets of the operation were Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compound of Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/02\/28\/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-is-dead-white-house-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/02\/28\/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-is-dead-white-house-confirms\/\">Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> was also targeted in the operation. 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