What US bases did Iran target? Were any Americans killed?
What US bases did Iran target? Were any Americans killed?
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY Sun, March 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM UTC
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No American servicemembers were killed or wounded in a wave of attacks Iran launched at U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli missile strikes on the country on Feb. 28, the U.S. military announced hours later.
The military "successfully defended" against hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones, and there were "no reports of U.S. casualties or combat-related injuries," U.S. Central Command said in a Feb. 28 statement posted to X. "Damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations," the statement said.
There are between 30,000 and 40,000 U.S. troops in the region on any given day, Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for Central Command, previously told USA TODAY.
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Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.
A service center for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, which is headquartered in Bahrain, was attacked with missiles, according to the country's communication center. Video verified by multiple news outlets showed the moment a missile struck near the naval base, leaving a billowing cloud of smoke.
The United States attacked Iran roughly an hour after midnight on Feb. 28, hitting targets to "dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus," including the command and control facilities for its Revolutionary Guard Corps, "air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields," according to the statement.
President Donald Trump has for months threatened to attack Iran a second time, ordering the largest buildup of U.S. troops and military assets in the region since the Iraq War began more than a decade ago. The U.S. military previously dropped penetrating bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities in June.
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In the aftermath of the U.S. attack, Iran launched attacks at U.S. allies where American troops are stationed across the region, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Videos posted to social media and media outlets showed missiles smashing into urban areas and high0rise buildings.
Video showed smoke rise near a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain after an Iranian missile struck on Feb. 28.
Videos on X also showed a missile taken down over Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command. Qatar's Defense Ministry said missiles fired at the base were intercepted.
Three members of Kuwait's armed forces suffered minor injuries from falling shrapnel after Ali Al-Salem Air Base, which hosts the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, came under attack, according to the country's defense ministry.
Erbil, a city in Iraq that is home to a U.S. air base, was also hit by missiles, the Iraqi government said in a statement. Witnesses in Al Dhafra, the site of a U.S. air base south of the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi, also heard explosions, Reuters reported.
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A person holds a sign during a Stop the War on Iran protest at Times Square in New York City on February 28, 2026. The US and Israel launched an attack of unprecedented scale against Iran on Saturday.
Jordan, the home of Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base, which hosts the Air Force's 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, also intercepted missiles, according to news reports.
The same could not be said in Iran. According to state media, more than 200 people were killed and more than 700 injured across Iran in the attack, including 40 at a girls' school in the country's south.
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