Search continues for missing fighter jet crew in Sea of Japan

Search operations continued Tuesday after an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet with a crew of two disappeared from radar the previous evening over the Sea of Japan.The ASDF, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the coast guard have mobilized search planes, helicopters and vessels off Komatsu Air Base in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa.Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that the top officer of the ASDF has been instructed to ensure its aircraft are thoroughly inspected before and after all flights."We are not planning to suspend any (F-15) flight" as it was a "single accident" o…READ FULL ARTICLE