Overview
- The Iranian drone strike that hit the U.S. tactical operations center at Port of Shuaiba on March 1 killed six Army Reserve soldiers and wounded more than 20.
- Survivors told CBS News the post was a triple-wide trailer ringed by T-walls that block side blasts but give no overhead cover, and they said there was no drone defense.
- The troops said missile alarms sent about 60 people to a bunker, an all-clear brought them back to work, and roughly 30 minutes later the drone exploded in their workspace.
- Soldiers questioned why their 103rd Sustainment Command detachment stayed at the port while many others moved to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, with one saying intelligence listed the site as a potential Iranian target.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and spokesman Sean Parnell had called the site fortified and the hit a rare “squirter,” while the Pentagon now declines detailed comment, citing an active review that could draw congressional scrutiny.