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US Military Shifts to Recovery After Marine Disappears From USS Anchorage; Covering 2,400 Sq Miles

US search-and-rescue for a missing Marine from the USS Anchorage has shifted to recovery after roughly 43 hours and now covers about 2,400 square miles.Three surface ships and 12 aircraft from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force are involved in the operation with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.The Marine’s identity is being withheld while next-of-kin are notified, Lieutenant Alissa Whyte offered condolences, and the Navy says investigations into the disappearance are ongoing.
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