The Pentagon on Sunday identified three Green Berets killed in a shooting outside a military base in Jordan.
(FOX)- The Defense Dept. reported that 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, of Lawrence, Kansas; 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe of Tucson, Arizona; and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty of Kerrville, Texas, died Friday after their convoy came under fire as it entered a Jordanian military base in Jafr.
The Defense Department is investigating.
The soldiers were assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Jordan is a key U.S. ally and member of a U.S-led military coalition fighting the Islamic State terror group, which controls parts of neighboring Iraq and Syria.
Shots were fired as a car carrying the Americans tried to enter the al-Jafr base at about noon local time on Friday, military officials in the U.S. and Jordan said.
Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
(Photo Credit: From left: Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe, Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty. U.S. Army via Fox News)