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☆ 5 Marines aboard helicopter that went down outside San Diego are confirmed dead, military says
  + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday. Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas. "It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I share the loss of five outstanding Marines from 3d Marine Aircraft Wing and the "Flying Tigers," Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commander of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, said in a statement. The craft was discovered Wednesday morning near the mountain community of Pine Valley, an hour's drive from San Diego. Civilian authorities searching on ground and by air located the aircraft, which went down during stormy weather in the Southern California mountains, about 45-miles (72-kilometers) from San Diego.
Persons: Maj, Michael J, Borgschulte, Borgshulte, Stephanie Leguizamon, Mike Cornette Organizations: Stallion, U.S, Marines, Authorities, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Creech Air Force Base, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Flying Tigers, 3rd Marine Aircraft, California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, CBS, Cal Fire, Civilian Locations: Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines, San Diego, Las Vegas, Pine Valley, Southern California
☆ What We Know About the Search for Five Marines After a Helicopter Went Down in California Mountains
  + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Associated Press | Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +5 min
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military said search-and-rescue efforts were continuing for five U.S. Marines after their helicopter went down during stormy weather in the Southern California mountains. Here’s what we know so far:WHAT HAPPENEDA CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was returning from a training mission in Nevada when it disappeared Tuesday night. About 99 feet (30 meters) long, the Super Stallion can move troops and equipment from ships to shore, ferry supplies and launch amphibious assaults. Nicknamed the “hurricane maker” because of the downwash from its three engines, the Super Stallion has a 50-mile (80.5-kilometer) range. In 2005, a Super Stallion went down in a sandstorm in Iraq, killing 31 people on board.
Persons: Mike Cornette, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, “, John Kirby, San Diego County’s, ___ Baldor, John Antczak Organizations: DIEGO, U.S, Marines, Stallion, Civilian, Creech Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, CBS, Cal Fire, WHO, Heavy Helicopter Squadron, Marine Aircraft, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Super Stallion, U.S . Navy, White, National Security, U.S . Forest Service, . Border Patrol, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Civil Air Patrol, San Diego, Cleveland National Forest, Super, U.S ., Marine Corps, Associated Press Locations: Southern California, Nevada, Pine Valley, San Diego, Las Vegas, California, New York City, San Diego County, Pine, San, Cleveland, Beirut, Somalia, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mogadishu, Miramar, El Centro, Mexico, Washington, Los Angeles
☆ US military helicopter with 5 on board goes missing en route to San Diego, California
  + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Haley Britzky | Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Rescue crews are searching for a military helicopter with five Marines onboard after it was “reported overdue” en route from a base near Las Vegas to one in San Diego, a US Marine Corps spokesperson said Wednesday. “The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Feb. 6, 2024, when the aircraft was reported overdue,” Capt. Stephanie Leguizamon with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said. “The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is coordinating search and rescue efforts with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the Civil Air Patrol.”The Marines are assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, according to Leguizamon. Among those searching for the lost helicopter are California firefighters, Cal Fire San Diego spokesperson Mike Cornette told CNN.
Persons: “, Capt, Stephanie Leguizamon, Mike Cornette, Cornette, ” Cornette, Monica Garrett Organizations: CNN — Rescue, US Marine Corps, Marines, Stallion, Creech Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air, Miramar, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Aircraft, San, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Civil Air Patrol, Heavy Helicopter Squadron, Marine Aircraft, US Navy, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cal Fire San, CNN, Cleveland National Locations: Las Vegas, San Diego, San Diego County, Pine Valley , California, California, Cal Fire San Diego, Lake Marina
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