US Forces Searching for Marine Missing in North Arabian Gulf
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Michael Fitzsimmons/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MANAMA, Bahrain) — U.S. forces are searching for a Marine who was missing on Wednesday after he bailed out of an aircraft that lost power during takeoff.
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces are involved in the search in the North Arabian Gulf. Two crewmen bailed out of the plane into the gulf at about 5:10 p.m. local time, but only one was recovered. The MV-22 Osprey they had been flying in had reportedly just taken off from the U.S.S. Malkin Island.
The pilot of the aircraft was able to regain control and land safely aboard the ship.
The incident is under investigation by the Navy and the Marine Corps.
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