KETV. NEWSWATCH SEVEN. STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THE PENTAGON CONFIRMS THE NAMES OF SIX U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN KUWAIT, INCLUDING TWO SERGEANTS FROM NEBRASKA AND IOWA. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL BILL SCHAMMERT, 42 YEAR OLD SERGEANT FIRST CLASS NOAH TIETJENS OF BELLEVUE WAS KILLED IN THE ATTACK ON A COMMAND CENTER. 40 YEAR OLD SERGEANT DECLAN CODY OF WEST DES MOINES, ALSO DIED. OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER HAS TEAM COVERAGE. AS WE CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE SOLDIERS, WE FIRST GO LIVE TO BETH CARLSON AT THE ELKHORN ARMY RESERVES. BETH. YES, THAT’S RIGHT, THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE TODAY CONFIRMED THAT NOAH TIETJENS, 42 YEAR OLD OUT OF BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, WAS A SERGEANT FIRST CLASS IN THE ARMY RESERVES. WE’RE HERE IN ELKHORN AT THAT BUILDING NOW. NOW, ALL SIX AMERICANS WERE KILLED IN THE OPENING HOURS OF THE WAR IN IRAN. OFFICIALS SAY THE TROOPS WERE KILLED IN A COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER. THAT’S A BUILDING THAT WAS EFFECTIVELY A LARGE TRAILER. WE’RE TOLD BY THE CENTER THAT IT WAS SURROUNDED BY SIX FOOT TALL CONCRETE WALL. THE MILITARY SAYS THOSE WALLS ARE A STAPLE IN DEFENDING AGAINST ROCKETS AND MORTARS FROM THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR ERA. THEY ADD, THOUGH, THAT THE WALLS DO NOT PROTECT AGAINST AERIAL ATTACKS. NOW, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS NOAH TIETJENS ENLISTED IN THE ARMY RESERVES IN 2006 AS A WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC. HE HAD TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO KUWAIT, 1 IN 2009, ANOTHER IN 2019. HE RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS AND DECORATIONS, INCLUDING THE MERITOUS SERVICE MEDAL, ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, AND THE ARMY SERVICE RIBBON. NOW WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT NEBRASKA’S OWN FROM THE HEARTLAND. NOW THAT WE DO KNOW HAS BEEN KILLED IN KUWAIT
Nebraska service member killed in Iran amid ongoing conflict
Updated: 6:13 PM CST Mar 3, 2026
A Nebraska native is one of the six service members killed since United States military operations began against Iran.According the Pentagon, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, who is from Bellevue, Nebraska, died in Kuwait. Four of the soldiers, including Tietjens, killed were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, which is located in Iowa. The other three include Capt. Cody Khork, 35; 42; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20.Coady was from Des Moines, Iowa. U.S. Central Command said all six deaths happened from a single incident. A U.S. official told AP News that they were Army soldiers and part of the same logistics unit. The Army Reserve said Tietjens enlisted with in 2006 as a wheeled vehicle Mechanic. He was deployed to Kuwait in 2009 and again in 2019.President Donald Trump announced the strikes against Iran Saturday. Iranian state television later confirmed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. The ongoing conflict has left 18 American service members wounded, according to U.S. Central Command. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=Bellevue Public Schools confirmed to KETV that Tietjens graduated from Bellevue West High School.KETV has reached out to Nebraska’s congressional delegation, the governor and leaders at Offutt Air Force Base for reaction to the Nebraska soldier’s death. What’s next for Iran? Congress seeks answers from Trump administration in classified briefingThe last service member killed in action was U.S. Marine Cpl. Daegan Page. Page, a Millard South graduate, was one of 13 service members killed in Afghanistan in August 2021. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
OMAHA, Neb. —
A Nebraska native is one of the six service members killed since United States military operations began against Iran.
According the Pentagon, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, who is from Bellevue, Nebraska, died in Kuwait.
Four of the soldiers, including Tietjens, killed were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, which is located in Iowa. The other three include Capt. Cody Khork, 35; 42; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20.
Coady was from Des Moines, Iowa.
U.S. Central Command said all six deaths happened from a single incident.
A U.S. official told AP News that they were Army soldiers and part of the same logistics unit.
The Army Reserve said Tietjens enlisted with in 2006 as a wheeled vehicle Mechanic.
He was deployed to Kuwait in 2009 and again in 2019.
President Donald Trump announced the strikes against Iran Saturday. Iranian state television later confirmed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed.
The ongoing conflict has left 18 American service members wounded, according to U.S. Central Command.
Bellevue Public Schools confirmed to KETV that Tietjens graduated from Bellevue West High School.
KETV has reached out to Nebraska’s congressional delegation, the governor and leaders at Offutt Air Force Base for reaction to the Nebraska soldier’s death.
What’s next for Iran? Congress seeks answers from Trump administration in classified briefing
The last service member killed in action was U.S. Marine Cpl. Daegan Page. Page, a Millard South graduate, was one of 13 service members killed in Afghanistan in August 2021.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |