As a direct result of the recent U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft crashes, Navy officials directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units Saturday to hold a.
Predrag Popovski/Getty Images(CALIFORNIA) The son of former MLB player Steve Sax was one of five Marines killed when their military aircraft crashed during routine flight training this week, the family confirmed Saturday. Capt. John J. Sax, 33, and four other Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing died when their MV-22B Osprey a hybrid airplane and helicopter crashed in a remote, desert area of Southern California near Glamis on Wednesday. "It is with complete devastation that I announce that my precious son, Johnny, was one of the five U.S. Marines that perished," Steve Sax said in a statement. Steve Sax called his son a "hero and the best man I know." "For those of you that knew Johnny, you saw his huge smile, bright light, his love for his family, the Marines, the joy of flying airplanes and defending our country," he continued. John Sax served in the Marines for over five years and had been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Global Wa
Five Camp Pendleton-based servicemen killed when an aircraft crashed during a training flight in Imperial County have been identified by the U.S. Marines Corps.
As a direct result of the recent U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft crashes, Navy officials directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units Saturday to hold a.