Pentagon identifies soldier killed in drone ordnance detonation

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The Pentagon identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton as the soldier killed during a controlled detonation at Erbil Air Base.

WHO: Pentagon

WHAT: Identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton as killed during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone

WHEN: Jul 21, 2026 at 9:13 AM ET

WHERE: Erbil Air Base, Iraq

WHY: He died during an operation to safeguard fellow soldiers as unexploded ordnance was detonated

How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)

Pentagon identifies Sgt. Michael Swinton killed in Iraq · Jul 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET
US soldier killed in Iraq during controlled detonation · Jul 19, 2026 at 8:17 PM ET

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