Army identifies Sgt. Michael Swinton, 30, killed at Iraq base
What's new: Swinton died during a controlled blast of a downed Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base, and another service member was injured.
The Army identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina as the U.S. soldier killed during an operation involving a downed Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. Military officials said Swinton died Sunday during a controlled detonation of the one-way attack drone, and the circumstances remain under investigation. Another service member was injured and received medical treatment. Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, based at Fort Bragg. His death came as fighting between the United States and Iran stretched into a second week and followed the killing of two other U.S. soldiers in Jordan.