Four Marines killed in CH-53E crash

Four Marines from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were killed in El Centro, CA, on Tuesday as a result of a CH-53E Super Stallion crash, the service announced yesterday.

"The aircraft departed the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, to conduct squadron training consisting of aircraft landings in unimproved zones," a Marine Corps statement said.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.