WE’LL BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT WHEN WE LEARN MORE. NOW TO THIS. A MAN KILLED DURING OPERATION EPIC FURY IN IRAN TONIGHT. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM CALLING 54 YEAR OLD CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROBERT MARZANO A COURAGEOUS CALIFORNIAN WHOSE SERVICE TO OUR NATION WAS MARKED BY HONOR AND DISTINCTION. THE GOVERNOR HAS ORDERED FLAGS TO FLY AT HALF STAFF AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN HIS HONOR. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT TEN. I’M KURTIS MING, AND I’M ANDREA FLORES. THE PENTAGON SAYS MARS AND REMAINS HAVE NOT YET BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY BELIEVE HE WAS ONE OF SIX SOLDIERS KILLED IN KUWAIT IN A DRONE STRIKE OVER THE WEEKEND. SO THIS IS A LOOK AT THE FIVE OTHER AMERICANS KILLED IN THAT STRIKE. OFFICIALS ALSO IDENTIFIED MAJOR JEFFREY O’BRIEN EARLIER TODAY. HE WAS STATIONED IN DES MOINES, IOWA, WITH MARS AND THE OTHER FOUR SOLDIERS ARE SERGEANT FIRST CLASS NICOLE AMOUR OF MINNESOTA. CAPTAIN CODY CAULK OF FLORIDA, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS NOAH TIETJENS OF NEBRASKA, AND SPECIALIST DECLAN CODY OF IOWA. THE PENTAGO
Soldier from Sacramento among Army reservists killed by Iran drone strike in Kuwait
Gov. Newsom says flags at the Capitol will be flown at half-staff in his honor.
Updated: 10:09 PM PST Mar 4, 2026
A 54-year-old United States Army reservist from Sacramento is believed to have died from an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, and was part of a group of six U.S. service members who became the first Americans killed in the conflict with Iran.Marzan was at the scene of the attack on Sunday, and positive identification of his remains will be completed by the medical examiner, the Pentagon said. “California mourns the loss of Chief Warrant Officer Three Marzan, a courageous Californian whose service to our nation was marked by honor and distinction,” Gov. Gavin Newsom and Acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said in a statement. “We offer our deepest condolences to his wife and family during this time of profound sorrow. The sacrifices made by military families are immeasurable, and California stands in solidarity with them, united in grief and gratitude. Chief Warrant Officer Three Marzan’s steadfast commitment exemplifies the highest ideals of our state and our country.”The statement said that flags at the Capitol and Capitol Annex Swing Space would continue to be flown at half-staff in Marzan’s honor. The six soldiers were serving at what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as a “tactical operation center that was fortified,” when struck by a projectile. Four other soldiers who died were previously identified: Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Sgt. Declan Coady, 20; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42. Learn more about them here. On Wednesday, the Pentagon also announced the other soldier who was killed was Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A 54-year-old United States Army reservist from Sacramento is believed to have died from an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, and was part of a group of six U.S. service members who became the first Americans killed in the conflict with Iran.
Marzan was at the scene of the attack on Sunday, and positive identification of his remains will be completed by the medical examiner, the Pentagon said.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan
“California mourns the loss of Chief Warrant Officer Three Marzan, a courageous Californian whose service to our nation was marked by honor and distinction,” Gov. Gavin Newsom and Acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said in a statement. “We offer our deepest condolences to his wife and family during this time of profound sorrow. The sacrifices made by military families are immeasurable, and California stands in solidarity with them, united in grief and gratitude. Chief Warrant Officer Three Marzan’s steadfast commitment exemplifies the highest ideals of our state and our country.”
The statement said that flags at the Capitol and Capitol Annex Swing Space would continue to be flown at half-staff in Marzan’s honor.
The six soldiers were serving at what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as a “tactical operation center that was fortified,” when struck by a projectile.
Four other soldiers who died were previously identified: Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Sgt. Declan Coady, 20; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42. Learn more about them here.
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From left: Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens and Sgt. Declan Coady.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon also announced the other soldier who was killed was Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
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Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien
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