Search and rescue operations were underway for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 while trying to land. Twenty-three of 26 personnel aboard the aircraft have been rescued, the Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press)SYDNEY — Search and rescue operations were underway for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia on Saturday while trying to land. The aircraft was in Australia for a joint military training exercise held by the U.S. and Australia last month in Shoalwater Bay. In 2015, a U.S. Osprey crashed during a training exercise in Hawaii, killing two Marines.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2017 13:00 UTC