BREAKING UPDATE: Pentagon names all 6 US soldiers killed in Iranian drone strike in Kuwait

All were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve unit based in Iowa. At the time of their deaths, they were serving with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command. The strike occurred Sunday at the port of Shuaiba in Kuwait. The fortified operations center was a triple wide trailer with office space inside, according to CNN.

It was surrounded by concrete barriers typically used to protect military structures from car bombs and improvised explosive devices, but there was nothing overhead to shield it from drones or missiles.

Operation Epic Fury was launched by the Trump administration on Saturday, March 1. The US and Israel carried out coordinated strikes against Iran aimed at dismantling the regime. The operation resulted in the death of the country’s supreme leader and, according to US officials, the elimination of Iran’s senior command structure.

Following the strikes, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US military installations in neighboring countries. Iranian strikes were reported in Kuwait, where an operations center was hit and six US service members were killed. Additional attacks were reported in Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. Israel has also faced incoming fire.

Speaking to reporters Monday morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that “radical Islamists can't have a nuclear bomb” and stated that the mission was intended to stop Iran from expanding a conventional weapons arsenal that could be used to shield its nuclear program. President Donald Trump echoed that message during remarks ahead of a military honors ceremony.

This article has been updated to reflect the most recent information from the Pentagon.