Pentagon lists 4 killed in Iran war under "Overseas Operations Casualties" on website - CBS News

What the report says

CBS News reported that a Pentagon public casualty database now classifies four U.S. service members killed in Jordan and Iraq in July as “Overseas Operations Casualties,” rather than as casualties of Operation Epic Fury, the Defense Department’s name for the war with Iran. The database separately lists 14 other service members as killed in that conflict. CBS said the four names had previously appeared in the Operation Epic Fury section, before the total listed there changed from 18 deaths to 14.

The service members identified in the report are 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton. CBS cited earlier reporting by The New York Times that raised questions about the database totals and said unnamed sources linked the change to the Trump administration’s ceasefire timeline. CBS noted, however, that the four died about a week after President Trump informed Congress that the ceasefire had ended and military action resumed on July 7.

Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said on X that problems on the Defense Casualty Analysis System were due to a temporary data disruption and that the anomalies were being fixed with the military services. He also criticized The New York Times’ report. CBS said Defense officials have not briefed reporters on the Iran war since May and have not explained the categorization of the four deaths.

CBS also reported that nearly 100 U.S. troops have been injured since July 7, a figure Parnell confirmed while saying most had returned to duty and most injuries were minor concussions. As of Sunday, CBS said the database listed 417 wounded in the Iran war and 207 wounded under Overseas Operations.