[Westside]

Three people are missing after a US Navy plane crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa on Wednesday.

The Navy transport plane was carrying 11 crew and passengers when it went down around 2:45 p.m. Japan Standard Time.

Eight people have been rescued and are in good condition aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the Navy said in a statement. Meanwhile US and Japanese ships and planes are searching the area for the three people who remain missing.

The names of those who were onboard are being withheld pending the notification of their next of kin, the Navy said.

The crash happened approximately 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa as the C2-A Greyhound aircraft was on course to land on the Reagan. It had been transporting passengers and cargo from the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan to the aircraft carrier.

A Navy public affairs officer told CNN the plane was on approach to the carrier, but didn't know how far away it was.

The Reagan is operating in the Philippine Sea as part of an exercise with Japan's naval defense force.

The cause of the crash is not known at this time, according to an initial statement from the US Navy 7th Fleet. "I have been informed from the US military that engine trouble may have caused (the crash)," Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters Wednesday.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/22/politics/n...index.html

[Westside]

This has been a really tough year for the Navy and Navy family members.

[Spirit100]

This has been a really tough year for the Navy and Navy family members.

Yes it has...i thought there were a lot of checks and balances, training, and folks paying attention to all the activities surrounding our Nations Navy in place to prevent said "accidents"