A US F-16 fighter jet pilot ejected moments before his aircraft crashed into the Yellow Sea off the coast of South Korea on Monday morning. The incident occurred during a training flight near the US air base in Gunsan, approximately 111 miles from Seoul, according to Yonhap News.
The pilot has been rescued, but his current condition remains unknown. The cause of the crash and the reason for the ejection have not yet been determined. US officials in South Korea and the South Korean defense ministry could not be immediately reached for comment.
The United States maintains a significant military presence in South Korea, with around 28,500 troops stationed there since the Korean War armistice in 1953. The two countries signed a Mutual Defense Treaty following the armistice, which continues to underpin their alliance amid ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
