Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, not pictured, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Monday.
Mandatory Credit:	Susan Walsh/AP

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, not pictured, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Monday.
Mandatory Credit: Susan Walsh/AP

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Drone kills US soldiers in Jordan; follows American drone onto base, causes confusion

The drone that killed three US Army soldiers and wounded dozens more in Jordan on Sunday approached the US military outpost, Tower 22, around the same time an American drone was returning to the base, which led to uncertainty over whether it was hostile and caused a delay to the US response, two US officials told CNN.