驻扎在科威特舒艾巴港的美国士兵在没有实施针对大规模伤亡事件的广泛计划的情况下就进入了伊朗战争。
The U.S. soldiers based at Kuwait's Port Shuaiba headed into the Iran war without having implemented a broad-based plan for a mass casualty event.
杰克·布鲁克、康斯坦丁·托罗平、朱莉·沃森、罗斯·拜纳姆华盛顿--随着与伊朗的战争进入第八个月，在美国军队迄今为止最致命的袭击中受伤的美国士兵公开引发了人们对指挥官是否低估了威胁的担忧，许多人是第一次。一些伤者还表示，军事医疗系统辜负了他们。
JACK BROOK, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JULIE WATSON, RUSS BYNUM WASHINGTON — As the war with Iran enters its eighth month, U.S. soldiers wounded in its deadliest strike yet on American troops are raising concerns publicly, many for the first time, about whether commanders underestimated the threat. Some of those wounded also said the military medical system failed them.
美联社采访了13名士兵，主要是军官，在那里担任关键责任职位或熟悉高层简报。许多人表示，五角大楼在启动史诗之怒行动时没有足够认真地对待伊朗的威胁。一些受伤的士兵表示，自罢工以来，他们面临着医疗服务不足和阻碍他们福利的军事官僚主义问题。
The Associated Press spoke with 13 soldiers primarily officers, serving in key positions of responsibility there or familiar with high-level briefings. Many said the Pentagon did not take Iranian threats seriously enough as it launched Operation Epic Fury. Some of the wounded soldiers said that since the strike they have faced what they see as inadequate medical care and a military bureaucracy that impeded their benefits.
几名士兵公开发表讲话--对于仍在陆军的士兵来说是罕见的--其他士兵因担心遭到报复而要求匿名。
Several soldiers spoke on the record — rare for troops still in the Army — others on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
陆军拒绝对美联社关于舒艾巴港袭击事件的报道发表评论，称尚未向遇难者家属通报袭击事件的调查结果。五角大楼也拒绝发表评论。
The Army declined to comment on the AP’s reporting on the Port Shuaiba strike, saying it had not yet briefed the families of those killed on the outcome of its investigation into the attack. The Pentagon also declined to comment.
陆军在一份声明中表示：“出于对将被安排听取已完成调查的官方调查结果简报的主要近亲的尊重，我们目前不会对报告的具体细节、个人账户或泄露的部分发表评论。”以下是美联社报道的主要要点：官员警告港口可能成为目标战场条件本质上是混乱的，参与者做出的评估往往也很紧张。
“Out of respect for the primary next of kin who will be scheduled for briefs on the official findings of the completed investigation, we will not comment on specific details, individual accounts, or leaked portions of the report at this time,” the Army said in a statement. Here are key takeaways from the AP’s reporting:
包括驻扎在舒艾巴港后勤指挥部高级官员在内的士兵表示，约翰·欣森少将和克林特·巴恩斯准将选择将他们的行动中心迁至该地点，尽管威胁评估显示该地点对无人机袭击的防御能力不足，而且情报报告表明该地点可能是伊朗的目标。他们还表示，该部门本可以在科威特境外更安全的地点完成基于计算机的工作。
Officers warned port could be targeted Battlefield conditions are inherently chaotic and assessments drawn by those involved are often in tension. Soldiers, including officers in senior positions in the logistics command stationed at Port Shuaiba, said Maj.
欣森拒绝对本文的记录发表评论。巴恩斯没有回复短信和电话。两位将军都无权改变该地点的防空或无人机防御系统。
Gen. John Hinson and Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes chose to move their operations center to the site despite threat assessments showing it was not sufficiently defensible against drone strikes and intelligence reports indicating it was a likely Iranian target. They also said the unit could have done its computer-based jobs from a safer site outside of Kuwait.
高级领导层认为，至少有一些负责后勤的士兵需要留在科威特。包括蒂姆·哈布尔中校在内的两名高级军官告诉美联社，驻扎在那里有通讯优势，因此留下了大约75名负责后勤工作的士兵，以及来自其他部队的数十名士兵。
Hinson declined to comment on the record for this story. Barnes did not respond to text messages and telephone calls.
一名负责安全的船长在收到港口风险警告后丧生。美国在科威特的三个主要军事基地加强了进入战争的空中保护。但美国对舒艾巴港的唯一空中支持来自阿里夫詹营附近的爱国者反导系统，该系统装备不足，无法击落伊朗无人机。
Neither general was empowered to change anti-air or drone defenses at the site. Senior leadership believed that at least some soldiers handling logistics needed to remain in Kuwait. Two senior officers, including Lt. Col. Tim Halbur, told the AP that there were communications advantages to being there, so a small crew of about 75 soldiers handling logistics remained, along with dozens of troops from other units.
虽然该系统能够检测小型飞机，但大量无人机能够快速耗尽电池，爱国者导弹的成本远远高于无人机，并且使用该系统击落无人机会使该地区容易受到更致命的导弹袭击。
A captain overseeing safety was killed after warning of port’s risks The three major U.S. military bases in Kuwait had bolstered air protection heading into the war.
上尉负责监督驻扎在港口的部队安全的科迪·霍克曾强烈建议不要前往那里，据与霍克在掩体中的斯蒂芬·拉姆斯伯顿少校说，他认为他们不应该在袭击当天早上离开掩体。但拉姆斯博顿说，高级军官敦促他让部队离开掩体。
But the only U.S. air support for Port Shuaiba came from a Patriot anti-missile system in the vicinity of Camp Arifjan that was ill-equipped for shooting down Iranian drones. While the system is capable of detecting the small aircraft, large numbers of drones are able to quickly deplete a battery, the Patriot missiles cost vastly more than the drones and using the system to down drones then leaves the area vulnerable to far more deadly missile attacks.
“我们知道我们并不安全，”拉姆斯伯顿说。“没有人知道无人机的情况。”最后解除警报几分钟后，一架无人机冲破屋顶，杀死了霍克。他死后晋升为少校。
Capt. Cody Khork, who oversaw safety for the unit stationed at the port and had strongly advised against going there, said that he felt they should not leave the bunker on the morning of the attack, according to Maj. Stephen Ramsbottom, who was with Khork in the bunker. But higher-ranking officers pushed him to get troops cleared to leave the bunkers, Ramsbottom said. “We knew we were not safe,” Ramsbottom said.
士兵们表示，军事护理就是自己的战斗驻扎在舒艾巴港的士兵在没有实施针对大规模伤亡事件的广泛计划的情况下就进入了战争。包括驻扎在那里的高级军官在内的七名士兵告诉美联社。
“No one knew the drone situation.”Minutes after the final all-clear was called, a drone smashed through the roof, killing Khork.
手机完好无损的士兵使用谷歌定位最近的医疗设施。伤者后来回忆说，在罢工后的几周内，他们的重伤没有得到及时或充分的治疗。军方官员说，医疗护理是适当的。
He was posthumously promoted to major. Soldiers say military care has been its own battle The soldiers based at Port Shuaiba headed into war without having implemented a broad-based plan for a mass casualty event. That’s what seven soldiers, including senior officers stationed there, told the AP.
一些受伤的士兵，包括那些与美联社分享医疗记录的士兵，说他们在飞出科威特后被送往德国的军营，并被告知要安排门诊预约，而不是在那里的主要美军设施Landstuhl地区医疗中心住院。
Soldiers who still had their phones intact used Google to locate the nearest medical facilities.
五角大楼在一份声明中表示，遵循“医疗保健行业惯例”的医生表示，所有抵达其医疗设施的受伤士兵都会接受评估，并可能根据伤势严重程度入院。几名士兵说，他们花了几个星期的时间才被诊断出患有创伤性脑损伤，并能够开始接受专门的护理。
The wounded would later recount that their serious injuries were not treated promptly or adequately in the weeks that followed the strike. Army officials said that the medical care was appropriate.
博士专注于军事脑损伤的隐形伤口基金会的首席医学科学家詹姆斯·凯利表示，TBI诊断需要比应有时间更长的时间仍然很常见，这可能会影响士兵尽早接受治疗以获得最佳结果。
Some wounded soldiers, including those who shared their medical records with the AP, said they were sent to Army barracks in Germany after being flown out of Kuwait and told to set up outpatient appointments instead of being hospitalized at the main U.S. military facility there, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
阵亡士兵家属要求查明真相 陆军已于6月完成对此次袭击的调查，但因需删减敏感信息，尚未公布报告。一名熟悉陆军调查情况的官员在报告发布前匿名发声称，调查已经完成。
In a statement, the Pentagon said that all wounded troops who arrive at its medical facilities are evaluated and may be admitted based on the severity of the injury according to physicians who follow “healthcare-industry practices.”Several soldiers said it took weeks before they were diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and able to start receiving specialized care.
一些“金星家庭”表示，他们对陆军缺乏透明度感到不满，并质问为何亲人会被派往一个已知缺乏抵御无人机袭击设施的地点。
Dr. James Kelly, chief medical scientist at the Invisible Wounds Foundation, which is focused on military brain injuries, said it’s still not uncommon for a TBI diagnosis to take longer than it should, which could impact a soldier getting treatment as early as possible for the best outcome.
“我们有权知道究竟发生了什么，”蒂娜·马赞说。她的丈夫、陆军三级准尉罗伯特·马赞在此次袭击中遇难。___ 布鲁克在新奥尔良、沃特森在圣迭戈、拜纳姆在佐治亚州萨凡纳报道。
Families of killed soldiers demand answers The Army completed its investigation of the attack in June, but has yet to release a report due to the need to redact sensitive information, said an official familiar with the Army’s investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not been released. Some Gold Star families said they are frustrated with the lack of transparency from the Army and questioned why their loved ones were sent to a site known to be lacking protection against drone strikes. “We have the right to know what really happened,” said Tina Marzan, whose husband, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, was killed in the strike. ___ Brook reported from New Orleans, Watson from San Diego, and Bynum from Savannah, Ga.