Dave McCormick lauds young service members: ‘That’s the military I know’

Published June 26, 2025 11:15am ET



Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) expressed pride in the young military members involved in the strikes against Iran.

Following Saturday’s Operation Midnight Hammer, which the White House said destroyed three of Iran’s nuclear sites, the Middle Eastern country retaliated against a U.S. base in Qatar. It was later revealed that there were only 44 service members, ranging from 21 to 28 years old, guarding the base, and no fatalities were reported. McCormick reacted to the revelation on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom on Thursday.

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