9 of the 11 C-130 aircraft made it back. One aircraft ditched about 3 miles off the coast near Golden Eagle, and so far only 43 troops have been found alive, and the co pilot was found alive but severley injured. Another C-130 has gone missing somewhere over the North Laconia ocean. The returning sea force reported seeing a bright flash in the distance, and a search is being conducted in a 20 mile radius. However, no country has been blamed. The military graveyard a mile outside of Atlas has gained 457 white crosses.
This operation has been declared a disaster by the military, with nearly half the force being wiped out.