Battle group commander and pilot die in F/A-18D crash

The crash Wednesday of a U.S. Navy F/A-18D in northwest New Mexico claimed the lives of the commander of the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group, Rear Adm. James G. Prout III, and his pilot, Cdr. Joseph G. Kleefisch, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 25, based at NAS Lemoore, Calif. The...

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