The Third Marine Aircraft Wing has identified Maj. Richard Norton, a pilot with VMFA-232, as the person killed in a F/A-18C crash on Jul. 28 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
Maj. Norton was performing a close air support mission as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 5-16, a pre-deployment training exercise taking place at MAGCC.