A U.S. Marine Corp pilot ejected before his AV-8B Harrier jet crashed in Djibouti on Tuesday. Officials told Fox News the pilot was currently in stable condition and being treated in a U.S. military facility.

Officials said the jet was flying in support of a training exercise with the U.S. Central Command. There are roughly 4,000 U.S. troops deployed to the East African nation. – Fox News

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U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 are refueled by a KC-130J Hercules aircraft

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