U.S. Marines and Japanese authorities were searching off the coast of Japan for six Marines after a mishap involving a fighter jet and a plane used for transporting troops and refueling, Marine officials said early Thursday.
One Marine involved in the incident was rescued, officials said in a statement.
The incident occurred after the planes took off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, officials said. The aircraft -- an F/A-18 Hornet and a KC-130 Hercules -- were conducting “regularly scheduled training" at the time, and Japanese authorities immediately launched search-and-rescue aircraft.
“The circumstances of the mishap are currently under investigation,†the statement said.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/12/05/search-underway-missing-marines-following-mishap-involving-two-aircraft/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c8564d203ccfSh!t, sounds like the KC-130 went down if they're looking for 6.
