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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a pilot whose F-15 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, officials said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT The remains of Maj. Gregory D. Young, 34, of St. Helens, Ore., were found nearly 40 miles west of Cannon Beach in north Oregon, the Oregon Air National Guard said in a statement. "He was a very talented young man with many years of dedicated service to the protection of the freedoms we enjoy today," said Col. Steven Gregg, commander of the 142nd Fighter Wing stationed in Portland. The plane...

The pilot who was killed when his F-15A that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Tillamook head Tuesday has been identified as Maj. Gregory D. Young, 34, St. Helens, Ore. Oregon Air National Guard identified Young in a news release this morning. "On behalf of the 142nd Fighter Wing. the Portland Air Base, and the Oregon Air National Guard, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family of our fallen Airman. He was a very talented young man with many years of dedicated service to the protection of the freedoms we enjoy today. He will be deeply missed by our...

Two Coast Guard helicopters and a cutter are racing to an area 46 miles off the northern Oregon Coast for an Oregon Air National Guard F-15 that went into the sea about 1:30 this afternoon. There was only a pilot on board during a training mission. The Coast Guard said a parachute was seen. The F-15 was from the Air Guard's Portland base.