USA   –  Two South Carolina Air National Guard fighter jets involved in training ahead of an upcoming deployment collided Tuesday night over rural Georgia, forcing both pilots to eject safely, according to a unit commander.

The F-16C jets crashed in a heavily wooded area of Jefferson County, Georgia, according to Col. Nicholas Gentile Jr., commander of the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base near Columbia, South Carolina. The pilots ejected and were taken to a Georgia hospital for evaluation before returning to South Carolina, Gentile said.(CNN.COM/photo: CNN.COM)…[+]