Exclusive: Ten Americans Injured in Attack on Saudi Air Base
Source: The Wall Street Journal.
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Exclusive: Ten Americans Injured in Attack on Saudi Air Base
By Shelby Holliday, Summer Said and Lara Seligman
Ten American servicemembers were wounded in an Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia Friday, according to multiple U.S. and Arab officials. Two of the servicemembers are considered seriously wounded, the officials said.
The injured servicemembers were inside a building on the base that was struck in the attack, the officials said. The attack also damaged multiple U.S. refueling aircraft. At least one missile struck the base, as well as several unmanned aerial vehicles, according to two of the officials.
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Follow these writers, Lara Seligman especially. She's been getting lots of bylines lately.
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Lara Seligman
National Security Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
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Lara Seligman is a national security reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, where she covers the White House and the Pentagon. She previously spent four years at Politico as a defense reporter. Lara's reporting on the military and the defense industry has taken her around the world, with time spent covering geopolitics in real time in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Lara previously covered the Pentagon and national security for Foreign Policy. She also has written for publications including the Washington Post and Defense News.
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Expect a medevac flight to Ramstein and probably another from Ramstein to JB Andrews for treatment at Walter Reed.
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,608 posts)Clinically INSANE
2naSalit
(102,693 posts)Orangeanus got his money for this war, the rest of us are suckers and losers.
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,608 posts)Cornered rat and his cornered rat spawn have no depths of darkness they won't descend.
mahatmakanejeeves
(69,730 posts)Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/at-least-10-us-soldiers-injured-in-strike-on-saudi-base/
Live updates: Iranian missile attack wounds 10 US troops at Saudi air base, AP sources say
Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER, PATRICK QUINN, HRVOJE HRANJSKI, MICHAEL WARREN, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, CLAIRE SAVAGE, NELL CLARK and CHRIS BLAKE
Updated 7:24 PM EDT, March 27, 2026
Major developments were following:
An Iranian missile attack Friday left at least 10 American service members wounded at Prince Sultan Air Base, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died days after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the base.
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pfitz59
(12,679 posts)and how smart he is for paying $5 for a $0.75 pen
mahatmakanejeeves
(69,730 posts)Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/at-least-10-us-soldiers-injured-in-strike-on-saudi-base/
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WSJ: An Iranian missile struck the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, wounding 10 American servicemembers, two seriously, and damaging several U.S. refueling aircraft, according to U.S. and Saudi officials familiar with the strike.
6:27 PM · Mar 27, 2026
WSJ: An Iranian missile struck the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, wounding 10 American servicemembers, two seriously, and damaging several U.S. refueling aircraft, according to U.S. and Saudi officials familiar with the strike.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-03-27T22:27:05.944Z