Bodycam footage released by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office shows a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilot, bloodied but composed, moments after ejecting from his aircraft before it crashed into a mountainside in Washington state. The footage has drawn attention for showing the pilot remaining calm and lucid with sheriff's deputies despite visible facial injuries, highlighting both the severity of the incident and the training that helped him stay composed under extreme stress.

The pilot, Marine Corps Maj. Jackson Simon, was seen walking towards deputies with facial lacerations, telling one bodycam-wearing officer, "I'm a little frazzled," as he calmly recounted his ejection. The crash occurred on 13 June 2026 and destroyed the fighter jet, reported to be worth around $67 million, which slammed into a mountainside in Yakima County. Details on the cause of the crash and Simon's subsequent condition were not fully disclosed in the available report.