Three Marines are missing after their MV-22 Osprey crashed in the ocean off the coast of Australia. There were 26 personnel on-board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
Twenty-three of the 26 personnel aboard the Osprey heli-plane, also known as a tilt-rotor, have been rescued.
The aircraft had launched from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and was conducting regularly-scheduled operations when it crashed into the waters.
Vessels and aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group immediately responded and were taking part in the rescue operation.
The aircraft was described as a MV-22 and was assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. – NBC News
Featured image By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex C. Sauceda [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
