By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 5, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) - A search is under way for crew members from two Marine Corps planes involved in what the military called a “mishap” off the coast of Japan.

The Marine Corps says the incident involved an F/A-18 jet and a refueling plane that had taken off from a base on Okinawa for a regularly scheduled training mission.

A brief statement issued Wednesday by the Marines does not provide details of the incident or say how many crew members were on board the planes.

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It says the Japanese search and rescue aircraft immediately responded to aid in recovery efforts and says the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

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