{"id":2014898,"date":"2023-08-28T22:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-marine-corps-identifies-three-marines-killed-during-australia-training-exercise\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:35:18","slug":"us-marine-corps-identifies-three-marines-killed-during-australia-training-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-marine-corps-identifies-three-marines-killed-during-australia-training-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Three US Marines killed in Australia training exercise identified by Marine Corps."},"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\">24<\/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-marine-corps-identifies-three-marines-killed-during-australia-training-exercise%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=2014898&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>Tragic Crash Claims Lives\u200d of Three\u2062 U.S. Marines in Australian Training Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-acknowledges-ufos-having-an-impact-on-pilots\/\" title=\"White House admits UFOs affecting pilots.\">training \u200dexercise<\/a> in Darwin, \u200dAustralia took a devastating turn\u200c when an American MV-22B Osprey \u200caircraft carrying U.S. Marines crashed, resulting in the loss of three lives. \u200bThe fallen Marines have \u2063been identified as Captain Eleanor V LeBeau, Corporal Spencer \u200bR Collart, and Major Tobin J Lewis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u200c are deeply saddened by the loss of three respected and beloved members of the MRF-D family,\u201d said Col Brendan Sullivan, commanding officer of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The aircraft caught \u2064fire during \u2062Exercise Predators Run, leading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airline-that-had-boeing-737-800-plunge-vertically-into-mountains-makes-new-shift-after-tragic-crash-report\/\" title=\"Airline That Had Boeing 737-800 Plunge Vertically Into Mountains Makes New Shift After Tragic Crash: Report\">tragic crash<\/a>. The incident occurred on Melville Island, off \u200cthe coast of Northern Territory, \u200dAustralia. Out \u2063of the 23 Marines on board, 20 sustained injuries, with five in serious\u200d condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt\u2064 present,\u200d we remain \u2062focused on required support\u2064 to the ongoing recovery and investigative efforts,\u201d added Sullivan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Currently, three Marines are still receiving\u200d treatment\u2064 at Royal Darwin Hospital, with\u200b one in critical condition. \u2063The other two are in stable condition.\u200c The remaining 17 Marines were treated \u2064for\u200b minor\u200c injuries and have been\u2064 released.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Territory\u2062 Chief Minister Natasha Fyles expressed her gratitude for the swift response in transporting the injured Marines to the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u2026 a credit \u2063to everyone involved\u200c that we were able to\u2064 get 20 patients from an extremely remote location on\u2064 an island into our tertiary \u200chospital within a matter of hours,\u201d\u2062 Fyles told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fallen Marines had remarkable careers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-marine-corps-identifies-three-marines-killed-during-australia-training-exercise\/\" title=\"Three US Marines killed in Australia training exercise identified by Marine Corps.\">received numerous service medals<\/a> and \u2063awards. Corporal Collart, originally from Arlington, Virginia, enlisted in the Marine \u2063Corps in October 2020 and was promoted to Corporal in February\u2062 2023. Captain LeBeau, originally from Belleville, Illinois, piloted the aircraft during the crash and was commended for her efforts in saving the \u2064lives of \u200d20 others. Major Lewis,\u2064 originally \u200dfrom Jefferson, Colorado, had a \u2062decorated career spanning over \u2062a decade.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin \u200bpaid tribute to the fallen Marines on \u200dsocial media, expressing his\u200d condolences to \u200dtheir families and\u2064 the entire USMC family.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash is still under investigation. This is not \u200dthe first time\u200c the Osprey aircraft has been involved in a fatal incident,\u2064 with previous crashes resulting in casualties. The \u2064military exercise, Exercise Predators Run, has been paused following this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-teens-set-mentally-ill-man-on-fire-if-races-were-reversed-it-would-be-a-national-story\/\" title=\"Two Teens Set Mentally Ill Man On Fire; If Races Were Reversed It Would Be A National Story\">tragic incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heartbreaking loss, emergency \u2064responders \u200cwere \u200bamazed by the number of survivors in such a catastrophic event.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor a chopper that crashes\u200c and catches fire, to have\u200b 20 Marines\u200c that are surviving, I think that\u2019s an incredible outcome,\u201d said Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Our\u200d thoughts\u200c and prayers go out to the \u2063families of the fallen Marines and the injured troops as\u200d they navigate through this difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three U.S. Marines died in a training accident in Darwin, Australia. The victims, Captain Eleanor V LeBeau, Corporal Spencer R Collart, and Major Tobin J Lewis, were identified after an American MV-22B Osprey aircraft crashed during the exercise, injuring others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2014899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2014899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}