Multiple American service members were wounded and some aircraft were damaged in a March 27 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
A spokesperson for U.S. Central Command declined to comment.
Around 10 service members were wounded, some seriously, the people said.
A photo showed significant damage to an E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane, but the image could not be independently confirmed. Refueling planes appear to be among the aircraft damaged, according to initial reports of the incident.
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said March 25 that Iranian missile and drone launches were down by more than 90 percent since the start of the conflict on Feb. 28.
“We have damaged or destroyed over two-thirds of Iran’s missile, drone, and naval production facilities and shipyards,” Cooper said in a video statement. “We are on a path to completely eliminate Iran’s wider military manufacturing apparatus.”
But Iran remains capable of launching missiles as this episode shows and contineus to attack key U.S. bases and targets across the region even with diminishing assets.
Around 300 service members have been wounded so far in Operation Epic Fury, according to U.S. officials. Thirteen service members have been killed, including a Soldier at Prince Sultan Air Base, during a previous attack on the base in early March.
This is a developing story and will be updated.