The Marine who was lost at sea off the coast of Southern California during training operations late last week has been identified as Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, a 21-year-old from Minnesota.
The announcement was made by I Marine Expeditionary Force on June 29.
Canseco, who was declared deceased on June 27, had been reported missing from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) on June 25. A lengthy search-and-rescue operation followed, which has since transitioned to recovery efforts.
“On behalf of the Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Ortiz Canseco,” Col. Richard Alvarez, the commanding officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, said in a statement….