The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war as of July 13, 2026, is 14 service members. (The Pentagon)
The death of a U.S. Navy pilot in a helicopter crash earlier this month in the Arabian Sea has brought the U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war to 14, with the Pentagon classifying it as a non-hostile death.
The U.S. Navy identified Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards as the sailor lost at sea after an MH-60S helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. (Courtesy Photo | Cmdr. Gabe Edwards Bio Photo)
The Navy initially described the July 1 crash of an MH-60S helicopter in the Arabia Sea as an emergency landing and said there was "no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action." The Navy declared Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards as lost at sea. The three other sailors aboard the helicopter were rescued shortly after the mishap.
The Navy says Edwards, a native of Oakland, Oregon, graduated in 2006 from Norfolk State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and was commissioned through the Naval ROTC. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, two children, and a large extended family.
13 U.S. service members killed at start of Iran War
In March, at the beginning of the war, 13 service members were killed in separate incidents.
All six were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa. (Army Reserve Command Press Desk)
On March 1, six soldiers were killed in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
The soldiers, Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla., Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb., Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn., Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo, died March 8, 2026, from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Bas …
A seventh soldier who was injured in the attack, Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., died of his wounds on March 8.
Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio, Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama, Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana, Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky, Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washing …
Six Air Force members were killed March 12 when their refueling plane crashed during an incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace." The other plane landed safely.
The airmen killed were Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Ala.; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash.; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Ky.; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Ind.; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.
A total of 414 troops have been wounded in the Iran War
The number of wounded troops from the conflict has grown to 414 after a U.S. Air Force member was injured Monday. Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said the majority of them suffered traumatic brain injuries.
When asked Monday for the latest figures of seriously wounded troops, Maj. Emma Thompson, a U.S. Central Command spokeswoman, said she had no update and reiterated that "almost all" of those injured have returned to duty. She also didn’t say how many service members have been wounded enough to need evacuation from the region.
The Source: This article includes information from The Associated Press, the U.S. Navy, and previous FOX Local reporting. This story was reported from Orlando.