An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

On January 28, an F-35 fighter jet dramatically crashed with a fiery explosion at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Moments before the crash, the pilot ejected himself out of the aircraft, ultimately reaching safety on the ground.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in Alaska on Tuesday. The pilot experienced an “in-flight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col Paul Townsend, from the US air force, said in the wake of the incident at the Eielson air force base.