A U.S. servicemember was killed at a northern Iraqi base after it came under rocket attack, a U.S. military official told USA TODAY on Saturday.

Two rockets hit the base, but one didn’t cause any casualties or damage, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the incident.

The last American servicemember to be killed in combat in Iraq was Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, 39, who died in October.

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U.S. Army soldiers patrol outside Contingency Operating Site Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq, in this Associated Press file photo.