![CORRECTS AND CLARIFIES NAME AND LOCATION OF TRUCKEE FIRE & RESCUE - FILE - In this photo provided by Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, in Reno, Nev., members of Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and other officials look over aircraft wreckage, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Reno, after two California pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after completing a race at the National Championship Air Races north of the city. Aviation experts say that for whatever reason, at least one racing pilot apparently didn’t see the other when their vintage planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after finishing first and second at the air races the previous weekend. Federal investigators expect to release a preliminary report in another week or so. (Adam R. Mayberry/Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue via AP, File)](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/resizer/pt9-Xz9Pv5Vtg20hZSKAqu8f8PQ=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RKAOCECHCJAFFE3VUE7ATO42LM.jpg)
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![CORRECTS AND CLARIFIES NAME AND LOCATION OF TRUCKEE FIRE & RESCUE - FILE - In this photo provided by Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, in Reno, Nev., members of Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and other officials look over aircraft wreckage, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Reno, after two California pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after completing a race at the National Championship Air Races north of the city. Aviation experts say that for whatever reason, at least one racing pilot apparently didn’t see the other when their vintage planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after finishing first and second at the air races the previous weekend. Federal investigators expect to release a preliminary report in another week or so. (Adam R. Mayberry/Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue via AP, File)](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/resizer/pt9-Xz9Pv5Vtg20hZSKAqu8f8PQ=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RKAOCECHCJAFFE3VUE7ATO42LM.jpg)
![A KC-130J tanker is seen after it made an emergency landing after colliding with an F-35B fighter jet during a refueling operation over the Southern California desert near Thermal on Sept. 29, 2020.](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/resizer/gkvx2NFHUhlwVAkcz8xID_p1VRs=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7QCU3RQHGVBDZOLKJ7CRVA244M.jpg)
Fuel tanker pilot praised for keeping crew safe after mid-air collision with F-35
The KC-130J tanker landed on its belly in a field, while the F-35B pilot ejected successfully. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
The Corps reopened an old aviation mishap investigation following deadly 2018 midair tanker collision
Before 2019, the Corps failed to complete an investigation into a 2016 mid-air collision involving a refueling tanker and Hornet that was strikingly similar to the deadly 2018 crash that took the lives of six Marines.
By Shawn Snow
Unqualified pilot, inadequate training and a nonstandard maneuver: Inside the investigation to the 2018 midair refueling collision that killed six Marines
How a complacent command and unqualified pilot caused the crash that killed 6 Marines.
Remains of Illinois Marine found months after plane crash in Japan
Authorities say the remains of a central Illinois Marine have been recovered, months after he died in a plane crash off Japan’s southern coast.
Why it isn’t weird for Russian sailors to sunbathe shirtless on deck while confronting a US Navy cruiser
Russian Admiral Valentin Selivanov, a military analyst who previously served as the chief of staff of the Russian Navy, told Russian media Monday that there's nothing wrong with relaxing topside when you're not at war.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
Marines’ remains recovered from December mid-air collision in Japan
Six Marines died in the collision of two planes off Japan.
White House tells Navy to keep destroyer McCain ‘out of sight’ during Trump visit to Japan, report says
A tarp was draped over the ship’s name, and sailors wearing caps bearing the name John S. McCain were given the day off to avoid potential sightings.
By Jon Simkins
Marines fire squadron commander of Hornet involved in fatal crash with KC-130J that killed six
The investigation into the crash has not yet been released.
By Todd South
Two Marine F/A-18s collide midair over Twentynine Palms, California
The accident occurred while the aircraft were conducting close-air support training.
By Shawn Snow
CNO defends hiding scathing internal report on Fitzgerald collision from public
While a secret report offered new insight into the problems plaguing the Fitz before the warship's 2017 collision, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said much of it overlapped with what service leaders already released.
Harrier with the 22nd MEU damaged after ingesting refueling strap
It's the third major aviation mishap for the Corps over the past two months.
By Shawn Snow