Las Vegas: Marine Aircraft Crashes at Creech AFB During Training

A Marine Aircraft crashed at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada near Las Vegas, it was reported Monday.
Las Vegas: Marine Aircraft Crashes at Creech AFB During Training
A screenshot of Google Maps shows the location of Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.
Jack Phillips
8/26/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A Marine Aircraft crashed at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada near Las Vegas, it was reported Monday.

Fox 5 in Las Vegas reported that the aircraft had a hard landing on Monday afternoon. There were no injuries.

The crash took place during a routine training mission.

A base official did not disclose what kind of aircraft crashed during the exercise.

Air Force base first responders were on the scene, KTNV reported.

Creech Air Force Base is located off off U.S. 95 in Indian Springs around 50 miles from Las Vegas.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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