Marine killed in training flight crash identified as son of former LA Dodger

The MV-22 Osprey went down Wednesday afternoon during training in a remote area in Imperial County near the community of Glamis, about 115 miles east of San Diego and about 50 miles from Yuma, Arizona.

The Marines were based at Camp Pendleton and assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 of Marine Aircraft Group 39, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. "It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of five Marines from the Purple Fox family" the squadron's commanding officer, Lt. Col. John C. Miller, said in a statement."Our primary mission now is taking care of the family members of our fallen Marines and we respectfully request privacy for their families as they navigate this difficult time.

The Osprey, a hybrid airplane and helicopter, flew in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but has been criticized by some as unsafe. It is designed to take off like a helicopter, rotate its propellers to a horizontal position and cruise like an airplane.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Dodgers Should ground those wanna be air plane, too many needles valuable DEATHS ON A STUPID INVENTION THATS ONLY FLOWN VIA COMPUTER , HOW MANY DEATHS ? BEFORE THEY CAN THAT SHIT COPPTER PLANE. SOMEONE COUNT?

Dodgers 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💔

Dodgers Rest In Peace Young Man Thank You for your Service

Dodgers I’m so sorry. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

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notlyssa Dodgers oh no

Dodgers Oh my Lord. I’m so sorry

Dodgers RIP 🙏🏽Thank you for your service 😢

Dodgers my condolences 💐

Dodgers More than tragic. Notice we're having a lot more military crashes lately Bet all the pilots are jabbed and dying in the cockpits.

Dodgers The Osprey has killed more Marines than Al Quaida

Dodgers 😞

Dodgers Prayers to all the families

Dodgers 🙏🙏🙏 To all

Dodgers Five sons were killed in that crash. Horrible

gudebutton64 Dodgers Steve Sax had issued a statement though.

Dodgers This is so sad. We live Steve Sax! My heart is broken for him and his family. 🙏🏼💔May he Rest In Peace

Dodgers 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Dodgers A service to a nation cut short!

Dodgers Prayers to all the families involved.

Dodgers RIP 😞

ryanramoneda Dodgers Oh my god no. Bless this young man. Prayers to the Sax family 😔🙏🏼💙

lalovestrump Dodgers 🙏🙏🙏

Dodgers My condolences to all the families and friends. 🙏🏼 😔

Dodgers Why not mention all five marines?

Dodgers 🙏🏻

Dodgers Heartbreaking 💔. My heart hurts for their family. Prayers to them 🙏🏼

Dodgers God rest his soul and comfort his family.

GRReynolds3 Dodgers 🙏

Dodgers 🙏🏼🕯🕊💙

Dodgers y como los demás no son hijos de famoso no dicen nada, PUTA MEDIA VENDIDA. 😡😡😡

Dodgers My deepest condolences to Steve Sax and his family. Thank you for your services may you rest in paradise.

Dodgers 😭😭

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