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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Will Ground F/A-18s For 24 Hours After Several Aging Aircraft Crash

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

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Marine Corps Will Ground F/A-18s For 24 Hours After Several Aging Aircraft Crash

U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet over Hawaii in support of RIMPAC, July 28, 2012. (DVIDS: Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

Within the next week, the Marine Corps will ground its entire fleet of F/A-18 Hornet jets for 24 hours to evaluated the health of the aircraft and evaluate training and maintenance practices.Responding to two F/A-18 crashes within the past week, Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis has directed wing commanders to conduct a one-day “operational pause” during which none of the legacy aircraft will fly, according to service spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns.The Marine Corps maintains 12 active squadrons…

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