Osprey Crashed in Ocean US Marine dead in trying to fight ISIS

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http://www.stripes.com/navy-ids-marine-lost-in-persian-gulf-search-called-off-1.306291


Navy IDs Marine lost in Persian Gulf; search called off
By Hendrick Simoes
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 3, 2014





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Cpl. Jordan L. Spears
U.S. MARINE CORPS
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U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and boats are conducting a search and rescue operation in the Persian Gulf to find a missing U.S. Marine who went into the water Wednesday.

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After tracing the cause of a helicopter crash that killed three sailors to a wiring bundle that had been rubbing against a worn-out fuel line, the Navy turned its attention to the remaining fleet of MH-53E Sea Dragons sitting on the flight line at Norfolk Naval Station.
MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. Navy*on Friday*identified the missing U.S. Marine*who is presumed lost at sea after he bailed out of an MV-22 Osprey when it lost power after taking off from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.

The U.S. Navy ended the search*Thursday*in the northern Persian Gulf for Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, 21, of Memphis, Ind., who embarked on the Makin Island as part the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. He was a tiltrotor crew chief working with the 11th MEU's aviation combat element. He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

Spears was one of two aircrew members who went into the water*Wednesday*when it seemed the Osprey might crash. The other aircrew member was rescued and is in stable condition aboard the Makin Island, officials said.

The Osprey’s pilot was able to regain control of the aircraft and return to the ship. The Navy said the plane was participating in flight operations to support the military’s mission in Iraq and Syria.

*“U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel conducted an extensive search of the area using all available assets, which continued throughout the night and the next day,” the Navy said in a news release.

"Cpl. Spears was a cherished member of our MEU family, and he fulfilled a key role in our aviation combat element," Col. Matthew Trollinger, commander of the 11th MEU, wrote on the unit's official Facebook page. "His absence will be felt throughout the unit. My heart goes out to his family, and they will remain in our thoughts and prayers."

Prayers and expressions of support poured onto the Makin Island’s official Facebook page as news of the incident reached family and friends at the ship’s San Diego home port.

“This has been on my heart all day, my prayers are with the family and the ship,” Ruth Tedrahn of San Diego wrote on the Facebook page.

The Makin Island, along with its amphibious ready group that includes the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, left home on*July 25. Last month the ship arrived in the Middle East, where it relieved the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in the Persian Gulf and has been conducting operations in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State.

Last month, all 25 personnel aboard a Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter survived after it crashed in the Gulf of Aden while attempting to land aboard the USS Mesa Verde.

 

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First American soldier killed in fighting ISIL.


Will Obama attend his funeral?





http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-...to-die-in-operation-inherent-resolve-1.310939



Marine corporal is reclassified as 1st to die in Operation Inherent Resolve
By Jennifer Hlad
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 28, 2014





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Marine Cpl. Jordan L. Spears
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The Defense Department has announced the first death of an American servicemember in Iraq in the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State militant group.

Navy IDs Marine lost in Persian Gulf; search called off

The U.S. Navy ended the search Thursday for Marine Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, 21, of Memphis, Ind., in the Persian Gulf. Spears bailed out of an MV-22 Osprey when it lost power after taking off from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.
Navy says Marine who bailed from Osprey missing in Persian Gulf
The death of Marine Cpl. Jordan L. Spears has been reclassified to indicate he died in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

Spears, 21, and another aircrew member bailed out of an MV-22 Osprey when it lost power shortly after take off from the USS Makin Island on Oct. 1. Navy and Marine Corps teams rescued the other Marine but were unable to find Spears. He was presumed lost at sea after the search ended. The pilot of the Osprey regained control and returned to the ship.

The plane was operating in support of the mission in Iraq and Syria, Navy officials said at the time. But the operation had not yet been named, so Spears’ death was classified as a non-global war on terrorism casualty, according to the DOD.

On Oct. 15, more than two months after the U.S. began launching air strikes against the Islamic State, the Pentagon named the operation Inherent Resolve.

Ten days later, Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, died in a “non-combat related incident” in Baghdad. Neal’s death was described by some media outlets as the first death of an American servicemember since Operation Inherent Resolve had been named, and others as the first death of a servicemember in the fight against the Islamic State, which prompted the Marines to look into reclassifying Spears’ death, a Marine spokesman said.

“It’s the right thing to do,” Capt. Eric Flanagan said.

Spears, of Memphis, Indiana, was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

Neal, of Riverside, Calif., was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment out of Twentynine Palms, Calif.

The DOD launched investigations into both deaths; neither investigation is complete.

 

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Plus one that recently crashed fatally in Hawaii this is 2nd V22 crashed within this couple of months.

 

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Just hitting the water.