The U.S. military will join Japan's search and rescue efforts for seven missing Maritime Self-Defense Force members after two helicopters crashed in the Pacific over the weekend, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara says.
The search continues for seven Maritime Self-Defense Force members who are missing after two helicopters crashed during a late-night anti-submarine drill in the Pacific on Saturday.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has failed to determine the cause of engine trouble that resulted in one of its helicopter crashing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa in April last year, Defense Ministry sources say.
Five bodies have been found following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopter that went missing last week with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture of Okinawa, the Ground Self-Defense Force said on April 16.
Deep-sea diving in search of a Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopter that went missing last week with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture of Okinawa has again been paused, this time due to bad weather, according to government sources