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Air Force reports two more 'nonhostile' deaths in the Middle East; Pentagon database lists 23 U.S. service members killed and 865 wounded since the Iran war began

Published , Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Updated
In the 5 PM CT update

Air Force reports two more 'nonhostile' deaths in the Middle East; Pentagon database lists 23 U.S. service members killed and 865 wounded since the Iran war began
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The Air Force announced the deaths of two service members in the Middle East this month, one still under investigation and one from an illness, the Washington Examiner reported. The Pentagon's Defense Casualty Analysis System lists 23 U.S. service members killed since the war began Feb. 28, 11 hostile and 12 nonhostile, and 865 wounded.

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