UPDATE: 7 p.m.
According to media release from the State of Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Arizona Guardsmen in the area near the drone strike Sunday were members of the Arizona National Guard 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Bushmasters. At this time no Arizona National Guard deaths have been reported.
The release does detail that three members of the Arizona National Guard were medically evacuated, but are expected to recover.
The Department of Defense will continue to withhold names at this time.
“We are in contact with the Arizona Battalion Commander in the area of operations,” Major General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck, Arizona National Guard Adjutant General said, “Our priority is to the soldiers and their families. What impacts them, impacts us all. We continue to gather information, please keep them in your prayers.”
UPDATE: 3:50 p.m.:
The Department of Defense said in a press conference today that more than 40 personnel were injured in the attack in Jordan.
The Arizona National Guard has confirmed via email that "from that number, there were multiple injuries of Arizona National Guardsmen."
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The Arizona National Guard has confirmed that Arizona National Guardsmen were in the area during the aerial drone attack in northeast Jordan on Sunday.
The drone strike on American troops killed three U.S. service members and wounded at least 34 others.
It is unknown how many Arizona service members were impacted, said Erin Hannigan, director of communications for the Arizona National Guard in an email.
The identities of the injured servicemembers will be withheld, to keep with Department of Defense policy, Hannigan said.
The White House said the attack was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq, according to the email.
Service members of the Arizona National Guard deployed to the area in September of 2023 in support of Operation Spartan Shield, serving U.S. Forces and U.S. allies across the Central Command Area, the email said.
The role was to provide law and order and personal security capabilities, the email said.
Ariz. Gov. Hobbs said she was heartbroken on her official X (formerly Twitter) account Sunday night "to hear reports of the Arizona National Guardsmen wounded in action during the attack in Jordan."
Hobbs said in the tweet that she was actively monitoring the situation and that her administration was in contact with Arizona National Guard Adjutant Major General Kerry Muehlenbeck.
"We are ready to offer support for the Guardsmen and their families, and will be prepared to take action as the situation develops," the post said.
