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Smith Orders Marine Aviation Safety Stand-down After Three Crashes

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Smith Orders Marine Aviation Safety Stand-down After Three Crashes
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Zachary Ybarra, F-35B Lightning II pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), performs aerial maneuvers during an airshow demonstration practice at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)

The Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps ordered a two-day safety stand-down of aviation units following three crashes in less than two months. Most recently, on Sept. 17 a pilot flying an F-35B from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing safely ejected from the aircraft due to a mishap when flying out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The aircraft's remains went missing for a time but were ultimately found on Sept. 18 several…

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