President Trump Appears at Dover Air Force Base to Honor 6 U.S. Soldiers Killed by Iranian Regime

On Saturday, President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrived at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the remains of armed services members who were killed in action while deployed for Operation Epic Fury. For the dignified transfer ceremony, the president and SecWar Hegseth were joined by the following White House cabinet and Department of War personnel.

First Lady Melania Trump
Vice President JD Vance
Second Lady Usha Vance
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll

Air Force One landed around 12:29 p.m. ET. The president and SecWar Hegseth deplaned and were greeted by base personnel before boarding the Beast to head to the Charles C. Carson Center. There, they joined with the grieving families, White House cabinet members, and War Department members, for the ceremony to honor the fallen and oversee the dignified transfer of the soldiers' remains.

.@POTUS and @SecWar arrive at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the six American heroes killed in Operation Epic Fury 🙏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/HLxCVVMB7D
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 7, 2026

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39;Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54; Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, were Army Reservists killed in action by a March 1 drone strike at a command center in Kuwait. All of the reservists were part of the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, IA, which provided food, fuel, water and ammunition, transport equipment and supplies to those in theater.

Today, we honor six American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Capt. Cody Khork
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor
Sgt. Declan Coady
Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan

May God hold them in His eternal… pic.twitter.com/pNMHg7MdPz

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 7, 2026

Today, we honor six American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
Capt. Cody Khork
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor
Sgt. Declan Coady
Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan
May God hold them in His eternal embrace and comfort their grieving families, and may God forever bless the United States of America.

Trump: 'As One Nation, We Grieve For the True American Patriots Who Have Made the Ultimate Sacrifice'

Earlier on Saturday, during the launch of the Shields of the Americas Summit in Doral, FL, Trump paid homage to these fallen service members.

In his video remarks at the Summit, Trump alluded to his attendance at the dignified transfer, saying:

I'll be going, right after this, I'll be leaving for Dover, very sad situation, to greet the families of the heroes coming home from Iran. Coming home in a different manner than they thought they'd be coming home. But they're great heroes in our country, and we're going to keep it that way. Always, when it comes to war, there's always that, but we're going to keep it to a minimum.

At the dignified transfer, Trump wore a white Commander-in-Chief USA baseball cap. He led the presentation and salute in front of the transport aircraft with VP JD Vance, SecWar Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine, and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll.

Once presented, the president and the others stood with First Lady Melania Trump, Second Lady Usha Vance, and the cabinet and military personnel present. At the moment that each soldier's remains were transported from the carrier, the president, VP Vance, SecWar Pete Hegseth and other military members saluted.

📍 Dover Air Force Base@POTUS, @VP, and @SecWar arrive for the dignified transfer of the six American heroes killed in Operation Epic Fury 🙏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/r9bphnwpAG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 7, 2026

At Dover Air Force Base, @POTUS and @FLOTUS witness the dignified transfer of the six American heroes killed in Operation Epic Fury 🙏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/2xpi2RIhQY
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 7, 2026

President Trump and the First Lady honor the fallen at Dover Air Force Base 🙏

May God bless these brave heroes and their families 🇺🇸

Capt. Cody Khork
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor
Sgt. Declan Coady
Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien
Chief Warrant Officer 3… pic.twitter.com/pJiBXLuRMO
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) March 7, 2026

After the last soldier was honored, the president, and the cabinet members and dignitaries present, exited the tarmac.

When a U.S. service member dies while serving overseas, the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations in Dover, DE, coordinates, from overseas to stateside, to ensure a dignified transfer of the service members' remains back to U.S. soil. Since 1955, the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs has overseen the dignified transfer of service members on the battlefield and base shootings, as well as victims from space missions and terrorist attacks.

Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.

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