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Marine Corps issues two-day aviation stand down after recent crashes

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston
Published September 19, 2023 at 6:28 AM EDT
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point will be conducting a full-scale sudden crisis training exercise on Tuesday, closing some ENC waterways.
(Photo: Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dick)
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File: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

The Marine Corps has issued a service-wide stand-down for all aviation units worldwide.

The two-day pause was issued by Marine Corps acting commandant Gen. Eric Smith after three aviation “mishaps” within the last two months.

Debris from an F-35 was found in South Carolina on Monday after the pilot ejected safely over the weekend.

At the end of August, a pilot was killed in an F-18 crash near San Diego, and an MV-22B Osprey crash in Australia killed three Marines and injured 20 other military personnel in August as well.
Annette Weston
Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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