Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crashes Near Rimrock Lake in Washington State, Sparks Wildfire, Pilot Survives (opens in new tab)

A Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet on a routine training flight slammed into the mountains above Rimrock Lake in Yakima County Saturday, igniting a wildfire that forced campers to evacuate. The pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries — but the Corps is saying little else.