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Navy/USMC

USS Fort Worth Joins AirAsia Recovery Effort

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, January 5th, 2015

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USS Fort Worth Joins AirAsia Recovery Effort

The USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) sailing out of San Diego in route to Singapore in 2014. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) has joined the search and recovery effort for the AirAsia flight that went down in the Java Sea Dec. 28.The Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Fort Worth arrived on the scene and began search operations on Saturday, following a request by the Indonesian government for additional assistance locating the Airbus A320 wreckage and remains of those who were on Flight 8501.The Fort Worth carries side scan sonar to search underwater and is…

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