Published Jul 21, 2026, 8:18 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
The Department of War has identified Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina as the service member who was killed at Erbil Air Base, Iraq on July 19th, 2026 during the controlled detonation of an Iranian one-way attack drone. Sgt. Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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The Department of War has identified Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina as the service member who was killed at Erbil Air Base, Iraq on July 19th, 2026 during the controlled detonation of an Iranian one-way attack drone. Sgt. Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.