03-11-2015, 07:27
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7 Marines, 4 Soldiers Missing After Copter Crash in FLA...
(Reuters) - Some human remains have washed ashore near a Florida military base after seven Marines and four soldiers in an Army helicopter crashed overnight during a training mission, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the Eglin Air Force Base on the Florida coast said the military is still investigating the crash and did not say how many remains have been found.
"This is still considered a search and rescue mission," spokeswoman Sara Vidoni said, adding "heavy fog is having an impact" on crews' efforts.
Media reports citing senior U.S. officials said the 11 service members are presumed dead. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reported deaths.
One of two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters participating in the routine exercise crashed near the base, some 50 miles (80 km) east of Pensacola, and rescue workers discovered debris around 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday, base spokesman Andy Bourland said earlier in a statement.
Bourland told Reuters the helicopter was believed to have gone down over water. "Visibility is quite low right now," he said, citing the fog.
The Marines were part of a special operations unit based out of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, while the aircrew and helicopter belonged to the Louisiana Army National Guard, Bourland said.
The second helicopter landed safely, Bourland said. Names of the missing troops were being withheld pending notification of next of kin, said Bourland.
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03-11-2015, 07:32
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Was just getting ready to post this.
11 presumed dead after Black Hawk crashes
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/11/us/flo...ter/index.html
RIP guys, your watch is over. 
Prayers out to families.
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03-11-2015, 07:43
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Rest In Peace, my Brothers!
Thank you for your service.
My sincerest condolences to their family and unit.
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03-11-2015, 07:49
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Prayers out.
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03-11-2015, 07:58
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Sad news. RIP, Fair Winds and Following Seas....
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03-11-2015, 08:01
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RIP
RIP Troops
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03-11-2015, 11:29
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What a waste.
I am sorry for your loss.
RIP, hermanos.
TR
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03-11-2015, 12:25
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RIP brave warriors. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. My prayers are with their families and friends...
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03-11-2015, 13:07
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Rest in Peace troops
Prayers out to all the friends and family.
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03-11-2015, 14:16
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Damn.
Over water, shitty fog, low level, night flight by a Louisiana National Guard UH-60
(not an MH-60 from the SOAR), MARSOC on board.
No fear.
RIP
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03-11-2015, 15:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CSB
Damn.
Over water, shitty fog, low level, night flight by a Louisiana National Guard UH-60
(not an MH-60 from the SOAR), MARSOC on board.
No fear.
RIP
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Vanilla 60s with no standard SOF equipment and they want to cut SOF aviation because?
Rest in Peace Troops.
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03-11-2015, 16:17
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Vanilla 60s with no standard SOF equipment and they want to cut SOF aviation because?
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I'm okay with that. The other services, who have their own rotary wing units, are a drain on 160th and their availability to the units that gave them their first aircraft, the SF Groups.
I wish AFSOC, MARSOC, and NSWC would quit using 160th and would stand up their own rotary wing support, with equally qualified crews and equipment.
Does the Army charge the other services for blade hours, like the AF does?
Back on topic. Prayers out.
TR
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03-12-2015, 04:26
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RIP Warriors, Vaya con Dios.
Condolences to the families..
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03-12-2015, 09:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CSB
Damn.
Over water, shitty fog, low level, night flight by a Louisiana National Guard UH-60
(not an MH-60 from the SOAR), MARSOC on board.
No fear.
RIP
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1/244th AV out of Hammond, LA. One of the crew chiefs was my Son-in-Law's good friend.
RIP. Prayers for all families and friends of the lost.
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Vanilla 60s with no standard SOF equipment and they want to cut SOF aviation because?
Rest in Peace Troops.
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Good unit and great crew. Both pilot and co-pilot were well experienced with numerous deployments, to include assisting after Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Same for the two crew chiefs aboard.
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03-12-2015, 11:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SF Hunter
1/244th AV out of Hammond, LA. One of the crew chiefs was my Son-in-Law's good friend.
RIP. Prayers for all families and friends of the lost.
Good unit and great crew. Both pilot and co-pilot were well experienced with numerous deployments, to include assisting after Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Same for the two crew chiefs aboard.
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Sorry to hear the news.. Pass to your Friend that his family is in my Prayers. RIP
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