在南卡罗来纳州发现了一个残骸区在寻找F-35战斗机的过程中军方官员在周一晚上的一份声明中证实，该飞机在周日的一次“事故”后失踪。
官员们说，残骸是在查尔斯顿联合基地东北约两小时车程的威廉斯堡县发现的，该基地现在正把指挥权移交给海军陆战队。
当局先前说，飞机驾驶员在事故中“安全弹射”。
一名海军陆战队发言人周日在一份声明中表示，“我们目前仍在收集更多信息，评估局势。这起事故将接受调查。”
“我们无法提供更多细节来保持调查过程的完整性，”官员们在周一的声明中表示。
“我们要感谢我们所有的任务合作伙伴，以及地方、县和州政府，感谢他们在整个搜索过程中的奉献和支持，以及我们向恢复阶段的过渡，”官员们说。
2023年6月14日，在德国Spangdahlem的德国-比利时边境附近的Spangdahlem美国空军基地，A F-35战斗机在北约“空中卫士23”军事演习的媒体日期间飞行。
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一位发言人告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)，周一早些时候，海军陆战队代理司令埃里克·史密斯(Eric Smith)发布了一项为期两天的禁令，重点是本周某个时候美国境内外所有航空单位的安全和程序。
虽然史密斯说他对航空单位充满信心，但他说考虑到这起事件和最近在澳大利亚发生的另一起事件，他认为这是“正确和谨慎的”做法。
Debris field found in search for missing F-35 in South Carolina, officials say
A debris field has been found in South Carolinaduring the search for a F-35 fighter jetthat had gone missing after a "mishap" on Sunday, military officials confirmed in a statement on Monday night.
Officials said the debris was found in Williamsburg County some two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston, which is now handing off command to the Marine Corps.
The pilot of the craft had "safely ejected" during the incident, authorities previously said.
A Marine Corps spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday "we are currently still gathering more information and assessing the situation. The mishap will be under investigation."
"We are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigative process," officials said in the statement on Monday.
"We would like to thank all of our mission partners, as well as local, county, and state authorities, for their dedication and support throughout the search and as we transition to the recovery phase," the officials said.
Earlier Monday, the Marine Corps acting commandant, Eric Smith, issued a two-day stand-down focused on safety and procedures to take place at some point this week for all aviation units both inside and outside of the United States, a spokesman told ABC News.
While Smith said he has full confidence in the aviation units, he said he felt this was the "right and prudent" thing to do given both this incident and another recent incident in Australia.
