Pentagon official: “A handful of service-members had concussion like symptoms arise days after the attack. Out of an abundance of caution, they were transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for follow on screening...
2/ “... When deemed fit for duty, they are expected to return to Iraq.”
3/: Operation Inherent Resolve Spox: “As previously stated, while no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed...
4/“... Out of an abundance of caution, service members were transported from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for follow-on screening. When deemed fit for duty, the service members are expected to return to Iraq following screening...
5/“... The health and welfare of our personnel is a top priority and we will not discuss any individual's medical status."
6/ Asked about the fact that this new information contradicts the original official statements that there were no casualties at all - no KIA or wounded — the Pentagon official said, “That was the commander’s assessment at the time. Symptoms emerged days after the fact,...
7/“... and they were treated out of an abundance of caution.”
8/ as noted in first tweet, story was broken by @DefenseOne
