An F-18 fighter jet crashed during a flight demonstration training at an air force base in Zaragoza, Spain, on May 20. The pilot managed to eject himself seconds before the aircraft exploded at the military base’s premises, suffering injuries to his legs due to ejecting his parachute from a low altitude, according to Spain’s Guardia Civil. An investigation is under way to identify the cause of the accident. | TRT World

On #ThrowbackThursday, we go back to 2017 when our Founder & Chairman, Gary Sinise, flew in an F-18 Super Hornet to the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The day before the flight, Gary completed survival training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, where he also spent some time in the pool learning how to survive in case of a water landing. "Launching off the deck was a tremendous rush. It was a short trip, but a trip I will never forget," said Gary. "Once again, I was let into our military community to

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