A photo of a helicopter landing on the USS Gerald R. Ford.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk conducts hoisting exercises aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.
  • The US Military said five service members died during a training mission in the Mediterranean. 
  • It's unclear if these troops are involved with the strike groups sent near Israel. 
  • So far, dozens of service members have died this year during training missions.

Five US service people were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, US officials said Sunday.