DOW Identifies Army Casualty

July 25, 2026 |

The Department of War has confirmed the identity of an active‑duty Soldier who was killed in action supporting overseas operations in Jordan, following positive identification by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.

Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, N.Y., died on July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The incident remains under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Rampersad was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, Ansbach, Germany.

For more information regarding Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, members of the media may contact U.S. Army Europe and Africa at media@army.mil.

DOW Identifies an Army Casualty

July 21, 2026 |

The Department of War announced the believed to be death of an active-duty Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Jordan.

Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is believed to have been killed in action on July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Central Command previously announced this Soldier as missing. The Soldier status was updated to a Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown and is believed to be deceased.

Sgt. Rampersad was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, Ansbach, Germany.

For more information regarding Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, members of the media may contact U.S. Army Europe and Africa at media@army.mil.

DOW Identifies an Army Casualty

July 21, 2026 |

The Department of War announced the death of an active-duty Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Iraq.

Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

Sgt. Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

For more information regarding Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, members of the media may contact the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command at usarmy.redstone.smdc.list.public-affairs@army.mil.

DOW Identifies Army Casualty

June 3, 2026 |

The Department of War announced the death of an Active Duty Soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Sergeant Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, died on May 31, 2026, in Erbil Airbase, Iraq, during a training-related incident. The Soldier was assigned to the Air Ambulance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo. The incident is under investigation.

For more information regarding Sgt. Seibel, members of the media may contact 4th Infantry Division's Public Affairs Office, Fort Carson, Colo., at usarmy.carson.hqda-ocpa.list.pao-media-relations@army.mil.