US Military Aircraft Crashes Into Eastern Mediterranean; 5 Service Members Killed

Five U.S. servicemen were killed when a military aircraft crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission

Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups, U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 3, 2023. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly/U.S. Navy

Five U.S. servicemen were killed when a military aircraft crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. European Command (EUCOM) said on Nov. 12.

EUCOM said all five crew members were killed when the aircraft crashed on Nov. 10 “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.”