Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The number of U.S. military personnel wounded in Operation Epic Fury continues to rise as the campaign against Iran approaches its fourth week.

As of Tuesday, 290 American service members have been wounded in the war, according to Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, U.S. Central Command's spokesperson.

Hawkins told DefenseScoop that 255 of those injured troops - or about 88% - have returned to duty so far, while 10 remain seriously wounded.

Around two weeks ago, in mid-March, Centcom reported that at that time approximately 200 U.S. service members had been wounded since the start of the operation on Feb. 28. At least 13 military personnel have reportedly been killed.

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