The incident marks the sixth F-18 loss for the Navy in the last ten months, adding to a string of recent mishaps.

A U.S. Navy pilot was successfully rescued on Wednesday morning after their F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia. The pilot, whose identity has not been released, ejected safely from the aircraft during a routine training flight.

According to a statement from Navy spokesperson Lt. Jackie Parashar, the pilot, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 based out of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, ejected just before 10 a.m. ET. Search and rescue teams were quickly deployed and located the pilot at approximately 11:21 a.m. The pilot was then transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation. Their current condition has

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