Maj. Andrew Mettler of Georgia was taking part in a routine training exercise when his plane went down late Thursday. He had joined the Marines in 2007.
when his F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has been identified, official said.
Mettler was stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina, the Marines said, and was a Georgia native.Mettler joined the Marines in 2007 and received many awards over his career, including Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Korea Defense Service Medal.
Benedict flew with Mettler in a F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet and “will always remember his skill piloting the Hornet and his wry smile,” he said.
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