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UPDATED: Three Marines Killed in IED Attack Near Bagram Air Base

UPDATED: Three Marines Killed in IED Attack Near Bagram Air Base

A Chinook helicopter transports equipment around Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. US Army photo by SGT James Dansie.

This post has been updated with the names of the Marines who were killed.

CAPITOL HILL – Three Marines were killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Read More

Marine Corps Identifies Pilots Killed In AH-1Z Viper Helicopter Crash

Marine Corps Identifies Pilots Killed In AH-1Z Viper Helicopter Crash

Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) arrive in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on March 19, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps has identified two Marines who died in a Saturday evening crash of an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter near Yuma, Ariz.

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Two Marines Killed in Arizona Helicopter Crash During Training Mission

Two Marines Killed in Arizona Helicopter Crash During Training Mission

A Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 takes off during an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System loading and flight takeoff exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on March 29. US Marine Corps Photo

Two Marine pilots are dead after a Saturday crash of an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter near Yuma, Ariz., the service announced on Sunday. Read More