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The Air Force has officially declared all eight airmen who were aboard the CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, deceased, as they transition from search and rescue operations to search and recovery.
Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it has recovered the remains of six of the eight service members who were lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan last week, adding it is now focused on recovering the two bodies still missing and the aircraft debris. Ospreys have had a number of crashes, including in Japan, where they are used at U.S. and Japanese military bases, and the latest has rekindled safety concerns. Three bodies were recovered from the sunken wreckage, and a total of six of the eight crew members' remains that had been located have now been recove...
The transition to search and recovery comes after days of “intensive, 24/7 search and rescue operations".
The Air Force confirmed 32-year-old Maj. Jeffrey Hoernemann, of Andover, was one of eight who died in Nov. 29 accident
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