A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, but they were forced to eject and ditch the aircraft in the ocean, a spokesman said Thursday. "The fire was making its ...

2 Marine Corps fighter pilots rescued off SC coast after jet goes down; Neither badly hurtTwo Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified by the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort ...

Coast Guard: Polar Star icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013, after retrofit in SeattleAfter a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of the service said Wednesday. Adm ...