Bidens Attend Dignified Transfer of US Troops Killed in Jordan Drone Attack

President Joe Biden (3rd L) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) stand as an Army carry team moves the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Feb. 2, 2024. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Feb. 2, joining the grieving families of the three American service members killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan.

The Bidens were joined by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in attending the dignified transfer, as the remains of the deceased troops returned to U.S. soil. Such events to commemorate those killed in action have historically taken place in Dover.