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Navy Secretary Updates Recovery Efforts in Pacific

  • Defense.gov
  • Nov. 22, 2017 | 0:28

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer said search and rescue operations continue following the crash of a Navy C-2 Greyhound aircraft in the Pacific Ocean near Japan, Nov. 22, 2017.