Saturday, April 14, 2012

Mechanical error in Morocco

"Members of Chattanooga's "Mike" Battery are training in Morocco where a military helicopter crashed on Wednesday, killing two service personnel and severely wounding two others.  "Mike" Battery is in Morocco for a joint training exercise with the Moroccan military.  The military gave this account:
An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion."