U.S. Soldier Killed In Iraq While Conducting Controlled Detonation Of Iranian Drone Identified– wltreport.com

The third U.S. Service member who was killed in the Middle East last week has been identified.

Last week U.S. CENTCOM announced two U.S. Service members were killed in Jordan after Iran struck a base in Jordan where U.S. troops were stationed.

U.S. CENTCOM further revealed a third soldier was MIA but later revealed an unidentiefd body discovered in the aftermath of the attack is believed to be the third service member.

Around the same time a U.S. soldier was killed in Iraq while conducting a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.

The soldier who was killed during the controlled detonation has now been identify as 30-year-old Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton.

CBS News provided further details on the death of the U.S. soldier and provided remarks from Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

A 30-year-old U.S. soldier was killed over the weekend in Iraq during what the U.S. military said was a controlled explosion to destroy an attack drone.