After the deaths of 9 Marines and the lack of 4 plane in six months, Marine Corps officers introduced Tuesday, June 14, that every one of its aviation items might be required to cease flying for a day to evaluation security procedures, handle areas of concern and collect suggestions.
The items might want to do their “stand down” between June 21 and July 1. The announcement follows an identical one-day “security pause” initiated by the Navy for its aviation items worldwide on Monday.
On June 8, an MV-22B Osprey crashed over a coaching vary within the Imperial Valley whereas doing aerial goal workouts. All 5 Marines on board have been killed; they have been a part of a Camp Pendleton squadron referred to as the Purple Foxes.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
4 Marines from the 2nd Marine Plane Wing primarily based in Jacksonville, North Carolina, have been killed in March when an Osprey they have been driving in went down throughout a coaching train in Norway.
Final week, the Navy had a helicopter crash the day after the Osprey went down within the Imperial Valley close to Glamis. The Navy helicopter crashed in the identical normal coaching space, however had no vital accidents reported.
A Navy F/A -18E Tremendous Hornet crashed June 3 within the desert close to Trona, killing its pilot.
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