Current:Home > ScamsCrews search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California -Apex Profit Path
Crews search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California
View
Date:2025-04-26 09:26:45
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Crews were searching for a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops from Nevada to California that was reported overdue early Wednesday as an historic storm continued drenching California.
The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas, where they had been doing unit-level training and were returning home to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, defense officials said.
It was not immediately known what time the helicopter left Creech nor what time they were due to arrive. Waves of heavy downpours hit the area throughout the night and snow was forecast for San Diego County mountains.
The five U.S. Marines were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Miramar, the Marine Corps said in a statement.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department was notified at 1 a.m. that the craft was overdue for arrival at Miramar and was last seen in the area of Pine Valley, a mountainous region near the Cleveland National Forest about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of downtown San Diego, Lt. Matthew Carpenter said.
The military was coordinating search and rescue efforts with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the Civil Air Patrol, the Marine Corps said. Calls to the public affairs office were not answered Wednesday morning and no further details were provided in the statement.
The National Weather Service in San Diego called for 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 centimeters) of snow in the mountains above 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) and gusty winds late Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon a tornado warning was issued but quickly canceled with the weather service saying the storm was not capable of forming a twister.
About 99 feet (30 meters) long, the CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the military. It can move troops and equipment over rugged terrain in bad weather, including at night, according to the Marine Corps website. It is also nicknamed the “hurricane maker” because of the amount of downwash generated from its three engines.
Two CH-53E helicopters were used in the civil war-torn capital of Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1990 to rescue American and foreign allies from the U.S. embassy.
___
Baldor reported from Washington. Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
veryGood! (968)
Related
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
- ‘Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while ‘Dune: Part Two’ stays strong
- 80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- 2 women drove a man’s body to a bank to withdraw his money, Ohio police say
- The Wild Case of Scattered Body Parts and a Suspected Deadly Love Triangle on Long Island
- Drew Brees announces scholarship for walk-ons in honor of Jason Kelce's retirement
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- Julianne Hough's Stunning Oscars 2024 Look Includes Surprise Pants
Ranking
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Liverpool and Man City draw 1-1 in thrilling Premier League clash at Anfield
- Rupert Murdoch, 92, plans to marry for 5th time
- States have hodgepodge of cumbersome rules for enforcing sunshine laws
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- States have hodgepodge of cumbersome rules for enforcing sunshine laws
- Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy
- Record rainfall douses Charleston, South Carolina, as responders help some out of flood waters
Recommendation
New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
2 women drove a man’s body to a bank to withdraw his money, Ohio police say
80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed
Emma Stone, America Ferrera and More Best Dressed at Oscars 2024
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
AFC team needs: From the Chiefs to the Patriots, the biggest team needs in NFL free agency
Oscar predictions for 2024 Academy Awards from entertainment industry experts
Slain woman, 96, was getting ready to bake cookies, celebrate her birthday, sheriff says