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U.S. Marine Missing From USS Anchorage During Training

A multi‑service search that covered roughly 2,400 square miles has shifted to a recovery operation as military officials continue an active investigation.

FILE - The USS Anchorage, an amphibious transport dock, makes its way up Alaska's Cook Inlet on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)
The amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage sailing near the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in October 2025.
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Overview

  • The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group began search‑and‑rescue around 1:21 a.m. Thursday after a Marine was reported missing from USS Anchorage during integrated training with the 13th MEU.
  • Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force assets spent about 43 hours searching roughly 2,400 square miles using three surface ships and 12 aircraft before the mission changed to search‑and‑recovery at about 9 p.m. Friday.
  • Military officials say they have not released details about how the Marine went missing and that the investigation and recovery effort remain ongoing.
  • The Navy is withholding formal identification until next‑of‑kin are notified in line with policy, while the Marine's family and community in Richfield, Minnesota, have publicly held a vigil and identified him as Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco.
  • The USS Anchorage is homeported in San Diego and was operating with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th MEU, and this incident follows other recent searches for missing U.S. service members that could prompt further review of training and safety procedures.