Commander rejected plans to rebase before deadly drone strike, sources say
Summary
U.S. troops stationed at a Kuwaiti port were attacked by Iranian drones in March 2026, resulting in six deaths and more than 20 wounded. Despite intelligence warnings about a potential attack, the commanding general decided not to relocate the troops to safer sites in Saudi Arabia and instead moved them to a location closer to Iran, which was targeted in the strike.Key Facts
- The 103rd Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve logistics unit, was based at Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait when the attack occurred.
- U.S. intelligence had warned the unit’s commander about possible Iranian attacks before the drone strike.
- Two safer relocation options in Saudi Arabia were available: LSA Jenkins near Yanbu and Prince Sultan Air Force Base near Riyadh.
- The commander, Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes, rejected those options and chose to move the unit to Port of Shuaiba.
- The drone strike on March 1, 2026, killed six U.S. service members and wounded over 20.
- Prince Sultan Air Force Base was also attacked, damaging a U.S. Air Force jet, but with no casualties.
- The Pentagon began a probe into the attack’s circumstances ordered by U.S. Army Central and Third Army.
- Some survivors described the unit as unprepared to defend itself at the time of the strike.
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