Pentagon adjusts casualty listings for four service members amid data errors
Four U.S. service members killed in July were reclassified on the Pentagon's casualty website as "Overseas Operations" casualties after a temporary data disruption, while 14 others remain listed under Operation Epic Fury.
The Pentagon’s public casualty database now categorizes four service members who died in Jordan and Iraq in July as "Overseas Operations Casualties," separate from the 14 personnel listed under Operation Epic Fury, the department’s designation for the conflict with Iran. The four—1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton—were initially shown among the war’s casualties but were removed from that list by last Thursday.
The change follows a statement from Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, who attributed the discrepancy to "site errors on the Defense Casualty Analysis System" and described it as a "temporary data disruption" that is being corrected in coordination with the military services. Parnell also criticized a recent New York Times report, alleging it relied on anonymous sources.
Earlier in the month, two of the three service members killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan were first reported under Operation Inherent Resolve, the long-standing mission against ISIS, before the department revised their classification to "overseas operations."
The Pentagon has provided limited updates on injuries sustained during the Iran conflict. According to Parnell, nearly 100 service members have been injured since July 7, with 96% returning to duty and most injuries described as minor concussions. The casualty website currently lists 417 wounded in the Iran war and 207 wounded in overseas operations.
The department has not briefed reporters on the categorization of the four deaths and has not offered a full briefing on the conflict since May.