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5 killed after US military aircraft crashes into eastern Mediterranean Sea
ktla ^ | 11/12/2023

Posted on 11/12/2023 2:00:53 PM PST by BenLurkin

Five U.S. service members were killed Friday evening after their aircraft suffered a mishap and crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon revealed Sunday.

The mishap took place “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training,

U.S. European Command (EUCOM) said in a brief statement... that the aircraft crash “was purely related to training and there are no indications of hostile activity.”

The command gave no further details on the type of aircraft involved in the crash, the military service it belonged to, or the exact location or timing of the accident.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: mediterranean; refueling; restinpeace
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To: wintertime

Smoke.


21 posted on 11/12/2023 2:35:26 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Da Coyote

“Go to STARRS.US (a blog by USAF Academy grades)”
Oops, that’s “grads”. I had a DIE moment.


22 posted on 11/12/2023 2:36:07 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: BenLurkin

My God. I sure hope it wasn’t a KC-135 refueler. I know folks who man those aircrafts. Tragic no matter who was involved obviously, and prayers are up for the families of those who perished.


23 posted on 11/12/2023 2:38:26 PM PST by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: M Kehoe

“The command gave no further details on the type of aircraft involved in the crash, the military service it belonged to, or the exact location or timing of the accident.”

That’s called Opsec.

No further info will be released.

Are we at war and not know it?

Operations Security (OPSEC) is the process by which we protect critical information whether it is classified or unclassified that can be used against us. It focuses on preventing our adversaries’ access to information and actions that may compromise an operation.


24 posted on 11/12/2023 2:43:47 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Flu vaccines, might work, if you've never had that flu! Otherwise, they don't do any good/nor work!!)
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To: AppyPappy

I think the Navy retired the Viking a while back.

Reports are coming in that it is a helicopter.


25 posted on 11/12/2023 2:47:05 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: BenLurkin

FOX is reporting that it was some form of a chopper, and that it was SOCOM members that were lost.


26 posted on 11/12/2023 2:51:10 PM PST by Salty Longshanks
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To: ducttape45

It was an MH-60, apparently on a SOCOM “training mission”.


27 posted on 11/12/2023 2:53:14 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: BenLurkin

If I had to guess, it was either SEALs or MARSOC practicing hostage rescue/evacuation, or possibly elimination/capture of a high value target.


28 posted on 11/12/2023 3:00:47 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: BenLurkin

The five U.S. service members killed in an aircraft crash on Saturday were special operations personnel, Fox News has learned.

The aircraft that the service members were flying in had “suffered a mishap” and crashed, according to U.S. European Command (EUCOM). It was on a routine refueling air mission.

The aircraft was a spec ops Black Hawk helicopter. The training accident is under investigation.

President Biden said in a statement that he and his wife are “praying for the families and friends who have lost a precious loved one.”

“Our service members put their lives on the line for our country every day,” Biden’s statement read. “They willingly take risks to keep the American people safe and secure. And their daily bravery and selflessness is an enduring testament to what is best in our nation.”

Fox News Digital’s Jennifer Griffin, Stephen Sorace and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


29 posted on 11/12/2023 3:03:19 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Flu vaccines, might work, if you've never had that flu! Otherwise, they don't do any good/nor work!!)
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To: Grampa Dave
To those brave soldiers from this Air Force SMSGT, Retired:


30 posted on 11/12/2023 3:06:42 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: BenLurkin

BULL. MORE REGIME LIES. MURDERED.


31 posted on 11/12/2023 3:10:47 PM PST by ZULU (DUMP RONA ROMNEY MCDANIELS!!!)
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To: mware
I don’t believe them.

Hey, if you can't trust the government in the lead-up to a global war, who can you trust???

32 posted on 11/12/2023 3:34:14 PM PST by null and void (If you support monsters you will die in the cross fire.)
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To: NavyShoe

Vaccuum cleaner? Haven’t heard that one before. May you enlighten me?


33 posted on 11/12/2023 3:36:28 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: BenLurkin

Xiden’s incompetent woke military strikes again. Some tranny was probably redoing his makeup and got everyone killed.


34 posted on 11/12/2023 3:40:54 PM PST by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: BenLurkin
Code for combat casualties? A "training accident" seems to happen a lot to SOCOM personnel. In a hot zone?
35 posted on 11/12/2023 3:48:34 PM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Newtoidaho

That thought crossed my mind. Pilots or mechanics hired on an affirmative action basis?


36 posted on 11/12/2023 4:04:33 PM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: wintertime

Honestly. For real.

Couldn’t be other wise. After all the fact that there have almost fifty attacks in the past month on US bases around The Middle East is mere coincidence.


37 posted on 11/12/2023 4:04:58 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Dittos!

From an old Squid.


38 posted on 11/12/2023 4:05:42 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Flu vaccines, might work, if you've never had that flu! Otherwise, they don't do any good/nor work!!)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s not like the Eastern Med is a war zone these days.


39 posted on 11/12/2023 4:10:49 PM PST by PAR35
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To: BenLurkin

It’s not like the Eastern Med is a war zone these days.


40 posted on 11/12/2023 4:10:49 PM PST by PAR35
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