Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard joined President Donald Trump and other top officials at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for a dignified transfer ceremony honoring six fallen U.S. Army Reserve soldiers. Defense Now reports that the event paid tribute to the service members from the 103rd Sustainment Command, a logistics unit based in Des Moines, Iowa, who provided food, fuel, water, and equipment to troops in the Middle East. The soldiers died on March 1, 2026, in an Iranian unmanned drone strike on a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, shortly after the United States and Israel began military operations against Iran.
The fallen included Major Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California; Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sergeant 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Sergeant 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; and Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa. During the solemn ritual, protocol required the President to remain silent and salute as flag-draped transfer cases moved from a C-17 aircraft to vehicles, handled by an Armed Forces carry team.
Kompas TV notes Gabbard attended alongside Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, as well as senators and governors from the soldiers' home states. Associated Press coverage, cited by Kompas TV, confirmed the drone attack details. This appearance underscores Gabbard’s role in national security amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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