Bodies of 3 Soldiers Recovered from Helicopter That Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea

A Navy dive and salvage team has recovered the bodies of three soldiers and the Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November, the service announced Thursday.

"Everyone onboard was humbled by the opportunity to play a small role in helping to bring closure to grieving families," Cmdr. John Kennedy, the Navy officer leading the task group in charge of the effort, said in the Thursday press release.

The five-soldier crew was part of the Army's Special Operations Command and assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). The Black Hawk was conducting aerial refueling training when "the aircraft experienced an in-flight emergency, resulting in the crash," the Army said.

The crash took place amid a U.S. force buildup in response to Hamas' brutal terror attack on Israeli civilians and the subsequent Israeli military response in Gaza.

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