A third US service member believed to have been killed in Friday’s attack on a base in Jordan has been identified as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York, the Pentagon said in a statement. Sgt. Rampersad is believed to be the missing soldier and her official status is now “Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown” and she is “believed to be deceased.”

US Service Members Killed in Action

On Monday, the Pentagon identified 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as the two other soldiers who were killed in an attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The soldiers were killed by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in the first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paid tribute to Sgt. Rampersad in a post, writing her heart was “with her family, loved ones, and the soldiers who stood beside her as they grieve this unimaginable loss.” NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani also expressed condolences to her family for their “profound loss,” and said Sgt. Rampersad’s “courage and sacrifice will be remembered not just in Queens, but across all five boroughs.”

In a separate incident, a US soldier killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone was identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old father from North Carolina who had served for nearly a decade. Sgt. Swinton will receive a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Badge, and will be promoted to staff sergeant.

Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.