Search and rescue teams are looking for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five Marines that went missing in the snowy forests east of San Diego. The helicopter, a CH-53E Super Stallion, was scheduled to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Tuesday but was reported overdue. Poor weather conditions have hindered search efforts, with teams on foot and in four-wheel-drive vehicles assisting in the search.
A search is underway for a missing CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with five Marines onboard in East County, San Diego. The helicopter was reported overdue while flying from Nevada to MCAS Miramar. Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Marine Corps, are coordinating search and rescue efforts amidst a winter storm in the area.
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with five Marines aboard has gone missing en route from Nevada to California, prompting search and rescue efforts by the U.S. Marine Corps, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and Civil Air Patrol. The helicopter, reported overdue to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, departed from Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas and was headed to Miramar in the San Diego area. Severe weather conditions have hindered search efforts, and the situation is currently ongoing.
A body was reportedly seen floating in the waters off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture where a military helicopter with 10 members aboard went missing a few days ago. The Ground Self-Defense Force notified the coast guard and searched the area but no further information about the sighting was immediately available.
A Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members went missing off a southern Japanese island during a surveillance mission. The coast guard is searching for the missing aircraft, and four patrol ships are participating in the search. The disappearance comes as Japan is aggressively beefing up its defense in the region in response to China's increasingly assertive military activity in the regional seas.
