 Five US Special Operations troops were killed on November 10 when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, US officials said on Sunday, November 12, that UDOTS European Command said search and rescue operations were launched immediately following the crash, and an investigation into its cause is underway. The troops aboard the helicopter were US Army Special Operations personnel, according to two US officials speaking on the condition of anonymity, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers, the Fort and the Eisenhower, along with supporting ships and dozens of aircraft to the eastern Mediterranean since Hamas October 7 attack on Israel to act as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand. President Joe Biden and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed condolences in. A statement on Sunday