His photograph was not immediately released by the Pentagon or Army officials.<\/p>\n
In a statement<\/a>, Governor Gavin Newsom and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis offered their condolences to Marzan\u2019s wife and family. They called the Army Reservist, \u201ca courageous Californian whose service to our nation was marked by honor and distinction.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d Newsom and Kounalakis wrote.<\/p>\n Newsom also ordered flags at the State Capitol and Capitol Annex Swing Space to be flown at half-staff in his honor.<\/p>\n Members of California\u2019s Congressional delegation also issued statements mourning Marzan including Senators Adam Schiff<\/a> and Alex Padilla<\/a>, and Representative Doris Matsui<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marzan was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), a supplies and logistics unit based in Des Moines, Iowa. All six soldiers killed in the attack were with the same unit.<\/p>\n Also on Wednesday, Army officials identified 45-year-old Maj. Jeffrey R. O\u2019Brien of Waukee, Iowa as one of the casualties.<\/p>\n The other four soldiers were previously identified as:<\/p>\n Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida The attack came one day after the U.S. and Israel launched military attacks against Iran, called Operation Epic Fury, which killed the country\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and multiple other senior officials.<\/p>\n Iran retaliated by firing missiles and launching drones at Israel and surrounding Gulf states where U.S. and allied military forces are based.<\/p>\n U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) initially announced March 1<\/a> three U.S. servicemembers were killed in action. This was later revised to four and then six deaths after another soldier died of their injuries, and the remains of two others who were previously unaccounted for were recovered. They are the first U.S. soldiers killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n Kuwaiti officials also acknowledged accidentally shooting down<\/a> three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft on March 1 in a friendly fire incident, though all six aircrew ejected safely.<\/p>\n CNN and CBS News reported the operations center targeted by the Iranian drone was located at a Kuwaiti civilian port, miles away from the main Army base at Camp Arifjan.<\/p>\n Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday described the facility<\/a> as a \u201ctactical operations center\u201d that was hit when a projectile made it through U.S. air defenses. But Amor\u2019s husband told the Associated Press<\/a> Tuesday the facility was a shipping container-style building without defenses.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/030526_obrien.png\")
Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa.U.S. Army<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
\nSgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota
\nSgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d0fa6579-9be4-4aff-95d3-8f12c551c74d.jpg\")
From left, Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn., Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Lakeland, Fla., and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.Sgt. Brent Newton\/U.S. Army via AP<\/p>\n