3 Marines Missing Off Australia Following MV-22 Mishap; 31st MEU, Bonhomme Richard Leading Search
By: Sam LaGrone
August 5, 2017 9:30 AM • Updated: August 5, 2017 10:01 PM
This post has been updated with a new statement from III MEF.
A search is on for three U.S. Marines who are missing following an MV-22 mishap off the coast of Australia at about 2 a.m. EST, according to an early Saturday statement from III Marine Expeditionary Force.
According to the statement from III MEF, small boats and aircraft from the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are looking for the missing Marines in an ongoing search and rescue operation off of the east coast of the country. Twenty-three Marines were rescued following the mishap.
https://news.usni.org/2017/08/05/u-s-troops-missing-off-australia-following-marine-mv-22-mishap-31st-meu-bonhomme-richard-leading-search
