The Department of Defense has identified the two U.S. service members supporting Operation Inherent Resolve who were killed in Wednesday's rocket attack on Camp Taji base located 17 miles north of Baghdad.
Army Spc. Juan Miguel Mendez Covarrubias, 27, of Hanford, California, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Marshal D. Roberts, 28, of Owasso, Oklahoma, was assigned to 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard.
At least 12 coalition personnel were also injured in Wednesday's attack, according to a U.S.-led coalition statement. A truck rigged with 107 mm Katyusha rocket launchers was discovered by Iraqi security forces a few miles from the base following the attack.
The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack. The incident is currently under investigation.