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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:20 AM
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Search Ends For Three Missing Marines Off Austrailian Coast
A search and rescue mission ended with no results after it began Saturday for 3 Marines missing after an aircraft crashed while trying to land off the east coast of Australia, military officials said.

A US defense officer told Fox News that 23 of the 26 service members on board an MV-22 Osprey were recovered safely.

Ships, small boats and aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group were conducting the operations following the incident, the Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement.