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Out of town report #11 - Fallen service members list and FAQ

From
Hugo Lowell
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Saturday, March 7, 2026 1:46PM

Dover AFBprovides the following information:

FAQ

The transfer cases are NOT coffins/caskets

The transfer cases are used to transport the fallen to Dover AFB

After a service member has been identified and prepared for return to his/her family, s/he is placed in a casket and transported to his/her final resting place

This processis a solemn event; not a ceremony

Fallen service members list:

Service: U.S. Army

Rank and Name: Maj. Jeffery R. O' Brien

Unit: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa

Hometown: Indianola, lowa

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Service: U.S. Army

Rank and Name: Capt. Cody A. Khork

Unit: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa Hometown: Winter Haven, Fla.

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Service: U.S. Army.

Rank and Name: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan

Unit: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa

Hometown: Sacramento, Calif

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Service: U.S. Army

Rank and Name: Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor

Unit: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa

Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Service: U.S. Army

Rank and Name: Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens

Hometown: Bellevue, Neb.

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Service: U.S. Army

Rank and Name: Sgt. Declan J. Coady

Unit: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, lowa

Hometown: West Des Moines, lowa

Incident Type: Hostile

Location of Death: Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

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Door Attendant:

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christina Jiminez

Senior Airman Awng Dingrin

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Hugo Lowell

White House Correspondent

The Guardian

Washington DC Bureau

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