{"id":18029,"date":"2026-07-23T16:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyintheworld.com\/?p=18029"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:13:39","slug":"breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storyintheworld.com\/?p=18029","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The U.S. Department of Defense has identified the American soldier who went missing following last week&#8217;s attack on a military base in Jordan. The soldier is now officially classified as &#8220;believed to be deceased,&#8221; bringing the total U.S. military death toll in the ongoing conflict with Iran to 18.<\/p>\n<div class=\"attachment-container search-images\">\n<div class=\"image-container spark-licensed-center hide-from-message-actions ng-star-inserted\" data-full-size-image-uri=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/58\/Jordanian_F-16_landing.jpg\">\n<div class=\"overlay-container hero-overlay-container ng-star-inserted\"><button class=\"image-button ng-star-inserted\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"spark-licensed-landscape hero-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4Lf76M8_z8YpT6s0UZhXU6HQds4u9fqXZGFKlXwmjhoqX1AvzVSYGrbQ&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, AI generated\" width=\"388\" height=\"257\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-caption-row ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"caption gds-extended-caption hero-caption ng-star-inserted\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. <span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Source: Wikipedia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Casualty Identified: Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad<\/h2>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Name:<\/b> Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Hometown:<\/b> Ozone Park, New York<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Unit:<\/b> 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air &amp; Missile Defense Command (based in Ansbach, Germany)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Sgt. Rampersad&#8217;s official status has been updated by the Pentagon from &#8220;missing&#8221; to &#8220;Duty Status\u2013Whereabouts Unknown, believed deceased&#8221;. U.S. Central Command confirmed that unidentified remains were recovered at the attack site over the weekend and are currently undergoing a verification process.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"6\">The Attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The casualties stem from a July 17 Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The strike resulted in the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Sgt. Rampersad is the third soldier confirmed dead from this specific attack. The Pentagon previously identified the two other fallen service members:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan<\/b>, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Pvt. Isabella Gonzales<\/b>, 19, of Carrollton, Texas (who served in the same unit as Rampersad)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"10\">Rising Toll as Strikes Continue<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">The conflict between the U.S. and Iran is now in its 10th day, characterized by continuous barrages of strikes across the Middle East. Sgt. Rampersad&#8217;s death raises the total number of U.S. service members killed in the war to 18.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Over the weekend, the Defense Department also announced the death of <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"69\">Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton<\/b>, 30, of North Carolina, who was killed at an air base in Irbil, Iraq, during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Defense has identified the American soldier who went missing following last week&#8217;s attack on a military base in Jordan. 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