Who was Angel Rampersad? US Army sergeant from Queens killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base
Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, from Ozone Park, Queens, was killed in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17, 2026.
She was a 25U Signal Operations Support Specialist assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Ansbach, Germany.
Rampersad was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led mission against ISIS, when the base was attacked.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she moved to the US at age 2, graduated from Forest Hills High School and John Jay College with a degree in criminal justice, and enlisted in the US Army in March 2019.
Her awards include the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
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