A U.S. Marine from California, Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, was among four people killed when a military-contracted plane crashed in the southern Philippines. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A U.S. Marine from California, Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, was identified as one of the four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines on Thursday. The aircraft was conducting a routine mission providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of Philippine allies. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Durham died along with three other individuals aboard the aircraft.
Officials from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines confirmed the crash of a light plane in Maguindanao del Sur province. The bodies of all four victims were recovered from the wreckage in Ampatuan town. U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country’s south for decades to help provide training and advice to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants. The region is home to minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation.Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster-mitigation officer, reported that local residents witnessed smoke emanating from the plane and heard an explosion before it plummeted to the ground less than a kilometer from a cluster of farmhouses. Durham was trained as an electronic intelligence/electromagnetic warfare analyst and was assigned to 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. He joined the Marines in January 2021 and was promoted to his current rank on February 1. Durham's awards included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, a Meritorious Mast, and Naval Aircrew Insignia. Lt. Col. Mabel B. Annunziata, commanding officer of 1st Radio Battalion, remembered Durham as embodying the highest traditions of the Marine Corps, exemplifying composure, intelligence, and selfless leadership. He was deeply respected and loved by his fellow Marines.
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