A video shared on social media apparently shows a pair of US Marines in blackface and making racist comments.

The Snapchat clip, which was widely shared this week on Twitter, shows the men in uniform wearing what appears to be black charcoal sheet masks, intended to clean pores.

One of the men, who is standing in the background, says the word “blackface,” and his pal replies, “good morning, sir” before putting on his cap and saluting.

“Hello, monkey,” the first man says.

The Third Marine Aircraft Wing based at Miramar Air Station in California says it is looking into the video, according to KPBS.

The outlet identified the man in the foreground, who does the salute, as Zach Highfield.

“It looks a lot worse than it is,” said Highfield. “It was a bad mistake. We had no intention to offend.”

The second Marine in the video hasn’t been identified.

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