Pentagon data shows 38 US service members injured in Middle East operations in September

Pentagon data shows 38 US military personnel were injured in Middle East operations in September, as the navy deployed the carrier Theodore Roosevelt to the region.

• Pentagon data recorded 29 sailors and 9 Marines injured in September, bringing US service members wounded in the region since May to 443.
• Three US officials told NBC News that eight Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck their ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
• The navy said all 29 injured sailors returned to active duty but declined to detail the circumstances of September's increase.
• The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego to relieve the George Washington in the Middle East.