Norwegian police announced on Saturday that everyone on board a US military plane that participated in a major NATO military exercise in northern Norway yesterday was killed.
A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey was participating in a military exercise called Cold Response when it crashed in a remote area, according to a police statement.
Rescue teams have intensified their search efforts since Friday after receiving the news that the plane in question had disappeared.
In addition, US Marine Corps spokesman Major Jim Stinger said in a statement, “We can confirm an incident involving a USMC Osprey aircraft. The aircraft was conducting exercises as part of the ‘Cold Response 22’ in Norway at the time. Noting that the investigation into the incident is continuing, Prof.
2. The US Marine Corps later issued a statement saying they were aware of an “unfortunate event” involving the Osprey.
The Norwegian Armed Forces and the Joint Rescue Coordination Center for Northern Norway also confirmed on Friday that they are searching for a missing Osprey aircraft that did not land on its target: “The Osprey is owned by the US Marine Corps and is participating in the Norwegian Cold Response military exercises in Norway. A crew of four personnel on board the aircraft. and on Friday, March 18, 2022, Northern Norwayin He was on a training post in Nordland County.
Northern Norway currently has 3,000 US Marines participating in NATO’s “Cold Response 22” exercise, described as one of the largest NATO exercises since the end of the Cold War. It is remarkable that a total of 30,000 soldiers participated in this training.
Source: ABC
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