Marine Corps Ends Search and Rescue in Japan, Declares 5 Marines Deceased

Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), over Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 17, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps has ended the search for the five Marines still missing from last week’s KC-130J crash with an F/A-18D Hornet, and those five Marines have been declared dead.

The service had been conducting an ever-growing search and rescue operation since the crash occurred 200 miles off the coast of Japan around 2 a.m. on Dec. 6, local...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/11/marine-corps-ends-search-rescue-japan-declares-5-marines-deceased

Marines Identify Hornet Pilot Who Died After Crash with KC-130J off Japan; 5 Marines Still Missing

Marines with the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Bats Squadron 242 (VMFA (AW)-242 Bats), Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing before taking off in the F/A-18D Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan on Nov. 21, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marines have identified the F/A-18D Hornet pilot who died in a hospital after a crash with a KC-130J off the coast of Japan.

Capt. Jahmar F. Resilard, 28, of Miramar, Fla., “was pronounced deceased after he was found during...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/07/marines-identify-hornet-pilot-died-crash-kc-130j-off-japan-5-marines-still-missing