Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
An MV-22, similar to that shown here crashed on Sunday during routine training exercises in Hawaii leaving one Marine dead and injuring 21 others. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel A. Taylor/Released
SAN DIEGO - One U.S. Marine was killed on Sunday, May 11 and 21 others were injured when a tilt-rotor aircraft based at Camp Pendleton made a hard landing at a training base in Hawaii.
The MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit made the hard landing about 11:40 a.m. (2:40 p.m. PDT) at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows while conducting training, Capt. Brian Block of the USS Essex said.
"The Marines were conducting sustainment training at the time," Block said in a press release on the USMC's website.
The unit departed San Diego on May 10 for a seven-month deployment, he said.
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