How did the F-35 fighter jet that crashed disappear?

  • Crews searched two days for a F-35 that disappeared in South Carolina
  • Gen.: Tracking capabilities were possibly turned off, standard procedure
  • Marine Corps ordered a two-day operational stand-down

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