A United States Army plane conducting training maneuvers crashed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, as confirmed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
Through a statement, the United States European Command (USEUCOM) - one of the DOD's eleven combatant commands - indicated that the accident occurred on November 10 and, so far, has not revealed the status of the pilot who was operating the aircraft:
On the evening of November 10, a U.S. military aircraft conducting training operations in the eastern Mediterranean suffered a mishap and went down. Out of respect for the families affected, we will not release further information on the personnel involved at this time.
Although it is investigating the reasons that caused the accident, the Army stated "definitively" that the mishap "was purely related to training and there are no indications of hostile activity." The plane was not shot down by enemy forces.
It did not specify what type of military aircraft it was.
