Nicole had spent years serving in military logistics, ensuring that troops had the supplies and support they needed in operational zones. She first joined the Minnesota National Guard in 2005 as an automated logistics specialist before transferring to the U.S. Army Reserve the following year. Her work with the 103rd Sustainment Command took her to deployments in both Kuwait and Iraq.
Family members shared that shortly before the strike, she had been relocated from the main base to a smaller container-style structure as part of dispersal efforts meant to reduce risk. The attack happened one day after large-scale military operations in the region intensified.
But to those who knew her at home, Nicole Amor was far more than a soldier.