{"id":2013324,"date":"2023-08-27T03:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T07:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-australia-one-critically-hurt\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T03:13:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T07:13:39","slug":"us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-australia-one-critically-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-australia-one-critically-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Plane Crashes in Australia, One Seriously Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-military-aircraft-crashes-in-australia-one-critically-hurt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A United States Military Officer\u200b Critically Injured in Aircraft Crash off NT Coast<\/h2>\n<p>A United States\u200c military officer has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-in-nyc-housing-complex-leaves-at-least-10-injured\/\" title=\"Explosion in NYC housing complex leaves at least 10 injured\">critically injured<\/a>\u2063 and others have been rescued after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-another-massive-fire-erupts-at-an-iranian-oil-refinery-follows-sinking-of-largest-warship\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Another Massive Fire Erupts At An Iranian Oil Refinery, Follows Sinking Of Largest Warship\">aircraft crashed<\/a> off the Northern Territory (NT)\u2063 coast during a training drill.<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing\u2063 MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor\u200b aircraft is believed to have been carrying 23 American personnel when\u200b it crashed on Melville Island, with emergency services \u200dcalled to respond shortly before 10 a.m. \u200dlocal time on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Three personnel \u200dwere transported by Careflight to\u2062 Royal Darwin Hospital, one in critical condition and the other two stable.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/well-be-bringing-our-mates-home-4-confirmed-dead-in-helicopter-crash-5433459\"><strong>&#8216;We&#8217;ll\u2062 Be Bringing Our Mates Home&#8217;: 4 Confirmed Dead \u200din Helicopter Crash<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/31\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/us-to-help-australia-build-guided-missiles-by-2025-post-5431419\"><strong>US to\u200b Help Australia Build Guided Missiles by 2025<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/29\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No fatalities have been reported and there is no indication Australian personnel were involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Department\u200b of Defence said \u200dthe incident occurred during Exercise Predator&#8217;s Run 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Initial reports suggest the \u2062incident involves United States defence personnel and\u200b that Australian Defence Force members were not involved,&#8221; a Defence spokesperson \u200dsaid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this critical early \u200bstage, our focus is on \u2064the incident response \u2064and\u200b ensuring the safety of those involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking in\u200d Karratha, said the Australian \u200bDefence Force is working with its U.S. partners to offer any assistance needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our focus as a government and defence department is \u2064on incident response and support at this difficult time,&#8221;\u200d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are focused on providing practical\u2064 assistance on\u2064 the ground. Obviously this is a regrettable incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He declined to comment when asked whether all personnel involved in the crash had been accounted\u2062 for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to\u200d make sure that any information\u200c provided is accurate. We do follow protocol at times like this. This is a difficult incident. We are responding fully,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>About 150 U.S. marines are stationed in\u2063 Darwin\u200d and taking part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-aircraft-crashes-in-australia-one-critically-hurt\/\" title=\"US Military Plane Crashes in Australia, One Seriously Injured\">military drills alongside personnel<\/a> from Australia and\u2064 the\u200c Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>NT Police confirmed they had\u200b responded to the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US military officer is in critical condition and others have been saved after their aircraft crashed off the NT coast during a training exercise. The Boeing MV-22B Osprey, carrying 23 American personnel, went down on Melville Island. 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