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Navy fighter pilot dies in California Super Hornet crash
The aircraft, which was based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, crashed at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time.
F/A-18 corrosion maintenance doesn’t consistently meet Navy and Marine Corps standards
The Department of the Navy requires the Navy and the Marine Corps to conduct F/A-18 inspections every 84 days to tackle issues related to corrosion. They aren't always getting done, and it's showing, according to the Defense Department Inspector General's Office.
CNO: Navy to roll out new aviation depot maintenance plan
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told lawmakers there have been recent improvements in the mission-capable rates of the sea service’s fighter jets.
Navy jet crashes in Death Valley
Seven people near Star Wars Canyon were injured in the mishap, officials said.
Has safety improved a year after Navy and Marine aviation crisis?
Top Navy, Marine Corps air bosses dish on how they're trying to fix the 2017 aviation crisis.
By Tara Copp