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The chief of the U.S. Marines ordered a pause in air operations to review safety and best practices as the military continued its search for a $100 million F-35 fighter

All Marine Corps aircraft, inside and outside the U.S., were grounded Monday after a stealth F-35 jet mysteriously disappeared in South Carolina, according to an order issued by Gen.

 

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have found a debris field from an F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.

The debris was discovered Monday about two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston

The news about the disappearance of F-35 surfaced on Monday with authorities issuing a call on social media.

Glowimages/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Marine Corps acting commandant, Eric Smith, on Monday issued a two-day stand-down to take place at some point this week for all aviation units both inside and outside of the United States, a spokesman told ABC News. The move was made in the wake of a "mishap" with an F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina on Sunday outside Joint Base Charleston, where it had taken off from, according to military authorities. That craft has not yet been located, th...

Marine Corps acting commandant Gen. Eric Smith ordered the two-day pause following three aviation “mishaps” over less than two months – including the disappearance an F-35 fighter jet on Sunday.

Authorities have found a debris field from an F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.

Authorities had been searching for the jet since the pilot parachuted to safety. | World News