Two US airmen have ejected safely after an apparent midair collision over the US state of Georgia, military officials said.
The collision took place during a night training mission involving six F-16s attached to the South Carolina Air National Guard.
The two pilots parachuted to safety in a remote military operating area in Jefferson County, Georgia.
Colonel Nicholas Gentile said the airmen were back on base in South Carolina and were debriefed as part of the investigation.
He said the pilots, whose names were not released, are among the unit's most experienced airmen.
The collision occurred less than two weeks after two F/A-18 Super Hornets went down off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training mission.
Four airmen were rescued after that incident, which the Naval Air Force described as an "in-flight mishap".
Last week, a Blue Angels pilot was killed after his F/A-18 crashed during a practice session in Tennessee.
A day earlier, a Thunderbirds pilot ejected safely before his F-16 crashed in Colorado after a flyover of the US Air Force Academy commencement ceremony.
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