Navy Blue Angels pilot dies after jet crashes near Nashville

A Blue Angels jet crashes Thursday near Nashville.
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A Navy Blue Angels pilot died Thursday after his F/A-18 crashed near Nashville, officials said.

Earlier in the day, an Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashed outside Petersen Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the pilot was able to safely eject. The Thunderbirds were part of a flyover at the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony, attended by President Obama, and Obama later met with the F-16 pilot, ABC News reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.