US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hutchinson
- The US Marine Corps says five Marines are dead following a helicopter crash on Tuesday.
- Their CH-53E Super Stallion crashed in California during a training flight.
- An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway, the Marines said.
Five US Marines are confirmed dead after their heavy-lift helicopter crashed in California during a training flight on Tuesday.
The Marines, which were assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, but they didn't arrive when expected.