--- title: "USS Theodore Roosevelt aviators eject safely at sea" description: "Both of the aviators are in good condition, according to the aircraft carrier medical team" date: "2020-06-18" modified: "2020-06-18" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-aviators-eject-at-sea-theodore-roosevelt/" categories: - "Aircraft" - "Around the World" - "Carriers" - "Fighter Aircraft" - "Indo-Pacific" - "Military Branches" - "Navy" - "News" - "Ships" - "Tech & Tactics" tags: - "indo-pacific command" --- # USS Theodore Roosevelt aviators eject safely at sea ![]() Two naval aviators ejected from their F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Philippine Sea on Thursday and were recovered safely by helicopter, the Navy [announced](). The aviators, who were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were conducting routine pilot proficiency training when the incident occurred, the Navy [wrote]() in a statement. Both of the aviators were assessed by the medical team on board the aircraft carrier and are in good condition, the Navy said. The reason for the ejection is under investigation. The helicopter that recovered the aviators were assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, the Navy said. The incident comes just two weeks after the Theodore Roosevelt [finally returned to sea ]()after being sidelined in Guam for 10 weeks due to an outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard the ship. The outbreak infected a fifth of its 5,000 sailors, and the decision to bring the ship into port cost the ship captain at the time, Capt. Brett Crozier, his command. Crozier was hailed as a hero by his crew and his case is now being reconsidered by the Navy. ## Author David Roza writes scripts about military news for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also writes articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()