{"id":23203,"date":"2015-01-25T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T16:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/01\/25\/2-marines-killed-in-helo-crash-were-based-at-pendleton\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:56:12","slug":"2-marines-killed-in-helo-crash-were-based-at-pendleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/01\/25\/2-marines-killed-in-helo-crash-were-based-at-pendleton\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Marines killed in helo crash were based at Pendleton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two Marines killed in Friday&#8217;s helicopter crash at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, were based out of Camp Pendleton and were flying in a UH-1Y Venom, Marine officials announced Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines were participating in a training event at Twentynine Palms at about 4:30 p.m. when the crash occurred, according <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miramar.marines.mil\/News\/PressReleaseView\/tabid\/15787\/Article\/562283\/california-based-us-marine-helicopter-crashes-two-fatalities.aspx\" title=\"http:\/\/www.miramar.marines.mil\/News\/PressReleaseView\/tabid\/15787\/Article\/562283\/california-based-us-marine-helicopter-crashes-two-fatalities.aspx\">to a Marine Corps news release<\/a>. The Marines were the only two aboard the utility helicopter, and died as a result of their injuries, the release states. The Marines and the aircraft were assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and were based at Camp Pendleton, Marine officials with their command tweeted Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">The Marines&#8217; names will not be released until 24 hours after the next of kin are notified. <\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">The incident is currently under investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the two Marines we lost in this tragic accident,&#8221; Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco, 3rd MAW&#8217;s commanding general said in the release. &#8220;We at Third Marine Aircraft Wing stand ready to provide support to their families.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No additional details about the accident were immediately available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: CONFIRMED &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/3rdMAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#3rdMAW<\/a> aircraft involved in the 29 Palms crash Jan. 23 that killed two Marines was a UH-1Y Huey.<\/p>&mdash; MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MCASMiramarCA\/status\/559159151876513792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: It is confirmed that the helicopter and Marines involved in the crash at 29 Palms were stationed Camp Pendleton. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/3rdMAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#3rdMAW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Marines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marines<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MCAS Miramar (@MCASMiramarCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MCASMiramarCA\/status\/559102472191762432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Marines killed in Friday&#8217;s helicopter crash were in a UH-1Y Venom and were based at Camp Pendleton, Calififornia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":49981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[12,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1523],"class_list":["post-23203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"BFGTFYO7DNFFFA3FZS2HS5W54E","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/01\/25\/2-marines-killed-in-helo-crash-were-based-at-pendleton\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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