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In this aerial photo, a Japanese Coast Guard ship is seen at sea during a search-and-rescue operation for missing crew members of a U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet off Muroto, Kochi prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2018. The two planes crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast after a midair collision. (Kyodo News via AP)

5 Marines Declared Dead After Service Calls Off Search for KC-130J Crew

The five Marines are still missing after a KC-130J Hercules collided midair with an F/A-18 Hornet off Japan last week.

A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, takes off during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Aaron Henson)

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Capt. Jahmar F. Resilard was killed following a collision Thursday between an F/A-18 Hornet and a KC-130 Hercules off the coast of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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Capt. Jahmar F. Resilard, 28, was pronounced dead after he was found during search and rescue operations off Kochi on Dec. 6.

An F/A-18D Hornet with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, and a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, conduct simulated aerial refueling during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Aaron Henson)

One Marine Killed, Another Rescued After Midair Collision During Refueling

Five are still missing after a KC-130 Hercules and F/A-18 Hornet collided during routine refueling training off Japan.

In this Oct. 13, 2016, photo provided by U.S. Marine Corps, two F/A-18D Hornets with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 approach a KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 during a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command aerial refueling exercise in undisclosed location. (Cpl. Trever Statz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

5 Missing, 2 Found After F/A-18 Fighter, Refueling Tanker Crash Off Japan

A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast after colliding.

An F/A 18C Hornet connects to the fuel line of a KC-130J Hercules during a fixed-wing air-to-air refueling mission as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on April 16, 2015. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria)

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Emergency responders move equipment across Route 21 in Port Wentworth, Georgia, where a WC-130 cargo plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed on May 2. The plane was on its way to Tuscon, Arizona, where it was to be decommissioned. All nine people on board were killed. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Video footage clearly shows the aircraft rolling over to the left before crashing.

In this May 2 photo, flames and smoke rise from an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane after it crashed near Savannah, Georgia. (James Lavine via AP)

Report: Pilot Error Cause of Deadly Military Plane Crash in Georgia

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File photo shows a Vietnam-era C-130 aircraft in Khe Sanh in 1968. (Domonique Simmons/Air Force)

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