4 Dead in US Military Plane Crash in Philippines

‘We can confirm no survivors of the crash,’ U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.

Wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines, after officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board, on Feb. 6, 2025. Sam Mala/UGC via AP

One U.S. military servicemember and three others are dead after an aircraft contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense crashed in the southern Philippines on Feb. 6.

“The aircraft was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement. “The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities.