The Georgia State Patrol discovered the wreckage of the Navy T-39 Sabreliner about 10 p.m. on Jan. 11. There were no survivors, a Navy spokesman told CNN Radio. There were two Navy personnel, one civilian contractor, and an Air Force member on board the training jet, which was en route to its home base at NAS Pensacola, Fla. The scene of the crash was a mountainous area in Walker County, about 30 miles south of Chattanooga, Tenn. The aircraft had taken off from the airport in Chattanooga at about 11 a.m. and last made radio contact about 20 minutes later.
Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd III met with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines to discuss bolstering defense ties on May 2. The discussion included plans for joint F-35 exercises with Japan and Australia in the coming years.