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| US Marine aircraft suffer 'mishap' off Japanese coast, search-and-rescue underway | US Marine aircraft suffer 'mishap' off Japanese coast, search-and-rescue underway |
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| The US Marine Corps says its aircraft were involved in a "mishap" off the coast of Japan, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway. Very few details have been made public in the initial Corps news release. | The US Marine Corps says its aircraft were involved in a "mishap" off the coast of Japan, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway. Very few details have been made public in the initial Corps news release. |
| Rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for survivors of an aviation “mishap” during a training exercise, according a statement by the US marines. Reports citing Marines officials indicate the incident involved a KC-130 refueling aircraft and a F/A-18 fighter jet, carrying 7 personnel in total. | |
| The aircraft had taken off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan at around 2am local time. | |
| The Marines’ statement also indicates that Japanese planes have joined in the search efforts. | |
| The statement concluded by saying that “the investigation is ongoing” and “no other information is yet available.” | |
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