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An Air Force F-16 jet crashed Wednesday at Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas, defense officials told Fox News.
The status of the pilot, or pilots, was not immediately clear.
In a statement, the Air Force said, “Emergency responders are on the scene. As soon as additional details become available, they will be provided. The accident is under investigation."
The jet crashed around 10:30 a.m. during routine training at Nevada Test and Training Range, officials said.
The incident marks the third crash of a U.S. military aircraft since Tuesday, when a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during exercises along the U.S.-Mexico border in California, killing four crew members.
Also on Tuesday, a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet crashed in the East African nation of Djibouti during a training exercise. The pilot ejected and is currently in "stable condition."
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview Wednesday he doesn't want to see the Trump administration “rob” the Pentagon of critical readiness dollars needed to fix military aircraft in order fund additional border security.
“I fully support doing more at the border, but we don’t need to rob the military,” Thornberry said.
The status of the pilot, or pilots, was not immediately clear.
In a statement, the Air Force said, “Emergency responders are on the scene. As soon as additional details become available, they will be provided. The accident is under investigation."
The jet crashed around 10:30 a.m. during routine training at Nevada Test and Training Range, officials said.
The incident marks the third crash of a U.S. military aircraft since Tuesday, when a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during exercises along the U.S.-Mexico border in California, killing four crew members.
Also on Tuesday, a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet crashed in the East African nation of Djibouti during a training exercise. The pilot ejected and is currently in "stable condition."
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview Wednesday he doesn't want to see the Trump administration “rob” the Pentagon of critical readiness dollars needed to fix military aircraft in order fund additional border security.
“I fully support doing more at the border, but we don’t need to rob the military,” Thornberry said.
F-16 jet crashes at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, officials say
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Not good- heard some static on this earlier TSgt Joe C.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes CPL Dave Hoover MSG Dan Walther Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Thanks for sharing the news TSgt Joe C.. Since the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" is a single piloted aircraft I am curious why the text stated "The status of the pilot, or pilots, was not immediately clear."
Hopefully the pilot was able to clear the plane and parachute safely to ground and the crashing aircraft did not cause any significant damage.
FYI Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SP5 Dave (Shotgun) Shockley SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright CPL Craig Cheltenham
Hopefully the pilot was able to clear the plane and parachute safely to ground and the crashing aircraft did not cause any significant damage.
FYI Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SP5 Dave (Shotgun) Shockley SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright CPL Craig Cheltenham
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