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- Lance Corporal Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, of Florida, fell overboard from the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean on Feb. 7, 2026.
- A three-day search by multiple military branches covered a large area with five U.S. Navy ships and ten aircraft.
- Oforah was pronounced dead on February 10, 2026.
- Col. Tom Trimble, commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, expressed condolences.
