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- Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed on Saturday when flying debris from a detonation of a downed Iranian drone struck him at Erbil Air Base.
- The incident is under investigation.
- Lt. Gen. John L. Rafferty announced Swinton will be promoted to staff sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, raising fatalities to 17 after July 17-18 deaths of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan.
