The Marine Corps will still train aviators to fly the F/A-18 jet, but that training won't occur in a solely training-focused squadron.
Marine Maj. Andrew “Simple Jack” Mettler was the pilot of a Hornet that crashed during a training flight late Thursday.
The F/A-18D was based at the air station at Beaufort, South Carolina.
The crash occurred on government property east of the air station at 11:54 p.m. local time Thursday.
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