USA Today – by Doug StanglinThe U.S.Navy was searching Friday for one of two pilots whose F/A-18 Hornets crashed while flying off the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the western Pacific.
The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley, along with helicopters, joined the search for the missing pilot.
The second pilot, who was rescued, was being treated aboard the aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement. Neither pilot was identified.
The Hornets were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17, which is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The aircraft have not been recovered, the Navy said.
The Carl Vinson and the embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 left San Diego on Aug.2 for the U.S. 7th Fleet area supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Navy said it was investigating the cause of the incidents