A U.S. Marine has gone missing during a training exercise off the coast of southern California. Multiple agencies are searching for the Marine, who was reported missing from the USS Anchorage during integrated training between the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Search Efforts

The search has covered about 2,400 square miles and involved three surface ships and 12 aircraft from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force. The Navy transitioned from search-and-rescue efforts to a search-and-recovery operation on Friday evening.

The USS Anchorage is an amphibious transport dock ship based at Naval Base San Diego. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all who are affected during this difficult time.

Original reporting: KTSA News/Talk (San Antonio) — read the source article.