🧵 1. Tragic incident as 3 U.S. Marines die in aircraft crash off northern Australia during routine military exercise, others in serious condition. #world
🧵 1. Tragic incident as 3 U.S. Marines die in aircraft crash off northern Australia during routine military exercise, others in serious condition. #world
🧵 2. 23 Marines were on board the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the time of the crash. Cause still under investigation.
🧵 3. Australian Prime Minister calls incident tragic, but confirms no Australian personnel were involved in the crash.
🧵 4. Joint military exercises, involving 2,500 personnel from Australia, U.S., Philippines, Indonesia, and East Timor, were taking place.
🧵 5. This incident highlights the ongoing military cooperation between Australia and the U.S. in the face of an assertive China. Recent bilateral exercises also saw the loss of four Australian soldiers in a helicopter crash.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/27/aircraft-with-us-military-personnel-crashes-in-australia-defense-ministry-says.html
such loss of life are always painful..