{"id":41752,"date":"2019-06-10T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/10\/marines-remains-recovered-from-december-mid-air-collision-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:00:24","slug":"marines-remains-recovered-from-december-mid-air-collision-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/06\/10\/marines-remains-recovered-from-december-mid-air-collision-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines\u2019 remains recovered from December mid-air collision in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human remains believed to be of the six Marines killed in a December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/12\/marines-identity-5-kc-130j-crew-members-killed-in-midair-collision-off-the-japanese-coast\/\" target=_blank>mid-air collision<\/a> have been recovered, Marine Corps officials announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remains were recovered during a salvage effort off the coast of Japan May 27 to June 7 and will be sent to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for identification, according to a service statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear how many Marines\u2019 remains have been recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five Marines on board a KC-130J refueler and one Marine in a F\/A-18D Hornet were killed Dec. 6 when the planes collided during a training exercise off Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The salvage effort also recovered the tanker\u2019s cockpit voice recorder and digital flight recorder, according to the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/12\/marines-identity-5-kc-130j-crew-members-killed-in-midair-collision-off-the-japanese-coast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kc130japan.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">&#8216;Eternally missed\u2019: Marines identify 5 KC-130J crew members killed in midair collision off Japanese coast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The lone survivor in the tragic midair collision has since been released from the hospital and Corps officials have not released the Marine\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those devices are being sent to Naval Air Systems Command for analysis as the investigation into the disaster continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. 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