{"id":2584862,"date":"2026-03-28T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-us-service-members-injured-in-iranian-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:46:08","slug":"12-us-service-members-injured-in-iranian-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-us-service-members-injured-in-iranian-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"12 US Service Members Injured in Iranian Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F12-us-service-members-injured-in-iranian-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia last Friday injured 12 U.S.service members, with two in serious condition and ten concussed. The strike hit a building at the base, and drones were also involved; the exact number of missiles is unclear, and several U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >refueling aircraft reportedly sustained damage<\/a>. Satellite imagery reportedly indicated that at least one KC-135 Stratotanker was destroyed, though other aircraft may have been damaged as well. The injured were inside the building when the attack occurred, and the status of the two seriously injured soldiers was not fully clear the following day.<\/p>\n<p>The event fits into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-foreign-minister-threatens-u-s-over-israel-support\/\" title=\"Iran&#039;s Foreign Minister warns U.S. over backing ....\">broader regional context<\/a> of heightened tensions, with Iran allegedly funding and supporting insurgent groups in Yemen that have disrupted shipping, and reports of missiles fired from yemen toward israel.Officials note more than 300 U.S. service members have been wounded since Operation Epic Fury began earlier in the month, with 13 killed. Prince Sultan air Base, about 60 miles from Riyadh, has a long history as a key U.S. operations hub, featuring prominently in Desert Storm and later campaigns; U.S. presence there declined by 2003 but began to be reestablished in 2019, primarily under the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on Friday injured 12 American troops, according to reports from officials of both governments.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-war-middle-east-news-updates\/card\/u-s-military-aircraft-damaged-in-strike-on-saudi-airbase-JUObQiGrDMdysiPngH1E?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqc1t9RCKjBwohLlNq7yAKI6KSXdYsZuDUsfPHG4BzsKOJj1qasnIzSEibAwlhA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69c71e4d&amp;gaa_sig=6gcUtcV1nd7Hf6GRUFEkEeZqKarXUxGFD7dJx_pPjrklXnPzlsPyxfEF6LmLdxUE1JZRHOArkohUSE3jfeSRhA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the service members who were injured were inside a building at the critical air base when the attack occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-pentagon-reportedly-preparing-send-3000-airborne-troops-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the troops<\/a> had significant injuries, the outlet reported, while 10 others were concussed.<\/p>\n<p>The building, reports said, was struck by a missile. It&rsquo;s unclear how many missiles were involved in the attack, but there were also several unmanned drones involved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-attempts-take-credit-downing-us-aircraft-killing-airmen-fakes-evidence-profoundly-slipshod-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Several U.S. refueling aircraft<\/a> on the ground were reportedly damaged as well.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o7x32UjUOb\">pic.twitter.com\/o7x32UjUOb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/2037585627244290376?\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The condition of the two seriously injured soldiers, or whether they are alive, is unclear as of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The attack came just hours before Israel reported the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-quincy-institute-scholar-cheers-houthi-missile-strike\/\" title=\"Former Quincy Institute Scholar Cheers Houthi Missile Strike\">missile attack launched<\/a> from Yemen, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/mar\/28\/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-war-updates-trump-us-negotiations-israel-strikes-lebanon-tehran-syria-explosions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran funds and helps arm the insurgent groups that have taken over large swaths of Yemen and which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-crew-extinguish-fire-tanker-hit-houthi-missile-off-yemen-us-targets-rebels-airstrike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted shipping in the Middle East<\/a> over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Israeli military said that they had &ldquo;identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Over 300 American service members have been wounded since Operation Epic Fury began earlier this month, with 13 killed.<\/p>\n<p>One died after being wounded in an earlier attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/10-americans-injured-in-iranian-attack-on-saudi-airbase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died March 8 of wounds received during the Iranian regime&rsquo;s initial attacks on U.S. troops at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on March 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CRLUgQbL69\">pic.twitter.com\/CRLUgQbL69<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Tapper &#129413; (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/2031033201494213027?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Located just 60 miles from the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Prince Sultan Air Base first came to prominence as an important operational base during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>After that, it served critical roles in both Operation Southern Watch &mdash; the name given to the operation which enforced the no-fly zone imposed on Saddam Hussein&rsquo;s forces after the first Gulf War &mdash; and Operation Iraqi Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. presence at Prince Sultan largely wound down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/facility\/prince-sultan.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by 2003<\/a>, the U.S. Air Force began reestablishing a presence there starting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/mideast\/u-s-military-has-begun-reestablishing-air-base-inside-saudi-n1031916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2019<\/a> amid rising tensions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-warns-iranian-negotiators-almost-late-will-no-turning-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with Iran<\/a>. 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The Wall Street Journal reported that those injured were inside a building at the base when the strike hit. Two service members sustained serious injuries, while 10 others were concussed. The building was struck by a missile, though the exact number of missiles isn\u2019t clear, and several unmanned drones were involved. Some U.S. refueling aircraft on the ground were damaged as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; By Saturday morning, there was no clear information about the two severely injured service members\u2019 condition or whether they were alive. The attack occurred just hours before Israel said it had detected a missile launch from Yemen, with Israeli air defenses intercepting the threat. Iran is alleged to support the Yemeni insurgents who have disrupted shipping in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Since the start of Operation Epic Fury earlier this month, more than 300 U.S. service members have been wounded and 13 killed. One of the casualties was Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Kentucky, who died March 8 from wounds suffered in the earlier attack on Prince Sultan Air Base on March 1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Prince Sultan Air Base sits about 60 miles from Riyadh and has a history of use as a key base during operations such as Desert Storm, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom. 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