VMA-223 AV-8B lost after catastrophic engine failure during takeoff

An AV-8B, BuNo 165003, from VMA-223 had a Class A Mishap during takeoff on Mar. 8. The squadron is currently assigned to VMM-162(Rein) aboard USS Kearsarge.

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC1 Gretchen Albrecht/U.S. Navy (USS Wasp conducts flight operations.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Not much is known about the incident at the moment except that the jet experienced a catastrophic engine failure.