Australia Approves Extradition of US Marine Pilot Vet Accused of Training Chinese Military

Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus approved the U.S. extradition request for former Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan on Dec. 23.

Former U.S. military pilot Daniel Edmund Dugga in Tasmania, Australia, in a file photo. AAP Image/Supplied by Duggan family

Australia’s attorney general approved the extradition of a former U.S. Marine Corps pilot on Dec. 23 to face criminal charges in the United States for allegedly helping train Chinese military pilots.

U.S. federal prosecutors filed charges against Marine aviation veteran Daniel Duggan in 2017. Australian authorities arrested him in October 2022 and he has fought U.S. extradition efforts since then.