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The Marine who died along with three defense contractors last Thursday when her surveillance flight crashed Philippines It has been identified as SGT. Jacob M. Durham, according to officials.
Last week, a hired plane from the Department of Defense fell in the southern province of Maguindanao del Sur, while “it provides intelligence, surveillance and recognition support at the request of our Filipino allies,” according to the Indo-Pacific command of the states Joined.
There were no survivors, authorities said, who added that there were four people on the plane, including a member of the United States military service.
On Sunday, the US-Pacific command identified Durham as the Marine on the plane. The three contractors have not been identified.
The United States military surveillance flight is blocked in the Philippines, killing 4
The remains of an airplane are seen in a rice field in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, the Philippines. Authorities say that a plane with US military hiring crashed, killing the four people on board, on February 6, 2025. (Sam Mala/UGC through AP)
California’s native was trained as an electronic intelligence analyst/electromagnetic war and assigned to the 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Group, I Marine Expenseful Force.
In a press release, the Indo-Pacific command said Durham joined the Marines Corps in January 2021 and had just been promoted to its current range on February 1.
Durham won numerous awards and decorations, including the Praise Medal of the Marine and Marine Corps, the Medal of the Marines of Good Behavior, National defense Service Medal, a meritorious mastite and naval crew badge.
Military flight surveillance aircraft for recognition missions along the southern border with Mexico
A plane hired in the US army crashed into a rice field, killing the four people on board, on February 6, 2025. (Sam Mala/UGC through AP)
“We regret the loss of sergeant Jacob Durham, who made the last sacrifice for our country,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mabel B. Annunziata, commander of the 1st Radio Battalion. “Sergeant Durham embodied the highest traditions of Marines’ body, which exemplified the composure, intelligence and selfless leaders During this.
The plane involved in the accident was a Beechcraft King Air 350 of Marines’ body, said Fox News.
Military officers say the plane crashed during a routine mission in support of US security cooperation activities.
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The authorities added that the plane was providing surveillance, intelligence and recognition support to the Ally Nation.
He Cause of the accident It is under investigation.
Greg Norman of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
