A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron-533 sits idle on the flightline during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on Aug. 4, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet flying from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., crashed late Thursday night, service officials confirmed to USNI News.
Fire and rescue crews are on the scene and the status of the...
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 flies off the coast of Japan on Feb. 28, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
A salvage team recovered remains of Marines who were killed in a 2018 crash off the coast of Japan, III Marine Expeditionary Force said on Monday.
The KC-130J Hercules refueler, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, crashed during a refueling with a Marine F/A-18D on Dec. 6, 2018.
Lt. Col. Kevin R....
https://news.usni.org/2019/06/10/remains-of-marines-lost-in-kc-130j-crash-off-japan-recovered
III Marine Expeditionary Force image.
The Marine Corps identified the five Marines killed last week when their KC-130J Hercules crashed with a F/A-18D Hornet during nighttime refueling training off the coast of Japan.
The five Marines, all assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, were: Lt. Col. Kevin R. Herrmann, 38, of New Bern, N.C.; Maj. James M. Brophy, 36, of Staatsburg, N.Y.; Staff Sgt. Maximo A. Flores, 27, of Surprise, Ariz.; Cpl. Daniel E. Baker, 21, of Tremont,...
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 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...
Marines with the Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, prepare for take-off aboard a KC-130J Hercules aircraft on Kadena Air Force Base on Sept. 27, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo
A second Marine has been rescued followed a crash between a Marine F-18D Hornet Fighter and a KC-130J transport aircraft off the coast of Japan, according to a statement from the service.
One of the Marines is in a local hospital for evaluation and the other has been listed in fair...