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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 two of 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 after the initial USMC news release. | The US Marine Corps says two of 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 after the initial USMC news release. |
| Rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for survivors of an aviation “mishap” during a training exercise, according to the USMC. | Rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for survivors of an aviation “mishap” during a training exercise, according to the USMC. |
| 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 on Thursday. | 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 on Thursday. |
| Japanese rescue crews have so far found one Marine, while the other six are still missing, according to Marine Expeditionary Force spokeswoman, Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly Frushour. | |
| MCAS Iwakuni is located on the island of Honshu, in the Yamaguchi prefecture, south of Hiroshima. | MCAS Iwakuni is located on the island of Honshu, in the Yamaguchi prefecture, south of Hiroshima. |
| The Marines’ statement also indicates that Japanese planes have joined in the search efforts, adding that the investigation is ongoing” and “no other information is yet available.” | The Marines’ statement also indicates that Japanese planes have joined in the search efforts, adding that the investigation is ongoing” and “no other information is yet available.” |
| US bases in Japan have been plagued with many such “mishaps,” sometimes endangering the local residents. In one incident in December 2017, an American helicopter began to fall apart above a school in Okinawa, leaving a 10-year-old child injured. | US bases in Japan have been plagued with many such “mishaps,” sometimes endangering the local residents. In one incident in December 2017, an American helicopter began to fall apart above a school in Okinawa, leaving a 10-year-old child injured. |
| Protests by residents over the past few years have grown, particularly in light of the bases’ environmental toll. In August, a plan to relocate the largest US air base in Japan on Okinawa island drew tens of thousands of protesters who want the base removed entirely. | Protests by residents over the past few years have grown, particularly in light of the bases’ environmental toll. In August, a plan to relocate the largest US air base in Japan on Okinawa island drew tens of thousands of protesters who want the base removed entirely. |
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