The jet – an EA-18G Growler aircraft – was carrying two crew members when it went down during a routine training flight.

The EA-18G is a critical asset in modern warfare, making it indispensable for the United States Navy and other allied forces.

The status of the Growler's 2-man crew was unknown Thursday night as Green Berets attempted to reach the crash site.

Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts ...

Searchers spotted the wreckage of the plane, but not the crew, Wednesday afternoon amid bad weather and remote terrain.

An EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft, crashed close to Mount Rainier during a routine training flight on Tuesday evening, the U.S. Navy said.

A search is underway for two missing U.S. Navy pilots after the wreckage of their aircraft was found Wednesday afternoon east ...

Search efforts continued Thursday for the two-person crew of a Navy fighter jet that crashed near Washington's Mount Rainier earlier this week, officials said.

A U.S. Navy jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state and a search was underway for the plane's two crew members, ...

A search is underway for 2 missing U.S. Navy pilots after their aircraft appears to have crashed Tuesday afternoon somewhere ...

A two-seat Navy EA-18G Growler from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., crashed east of Mount Rainier, with the fate of its crew members unknown, the Navy said Tuesday night.

The wreckage was found on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, the Navy said. The status of the plane's two crew members was ...