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| Fighter jet blows off USS Truman during bad weather |
| 2022-07-11 |
| [washingtonexaminer]A U.S. Navy fighter jet assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea blew off the deck on Friday during bad weather, the military branch announced on Sunday. An F/A-18 Super Hornet went overboard on the USS Harry S. Truman during "unexpected heavy weather," the Navy said in a statement. One sailor who received minor injuries during the bad weather is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, the Navy said, adding that all other personnel aboard have been accounted for. The aircraft carrier was conducting "replenishment-at-sea" at the time, which was safely terminated, the Navy said. "USS Harry S. Truman and embarked aircraft remain full mission capable," the Navy said.The incident is under investigation, according to the Navy. It's unclear if the aircraft has been recovered or if recovery efforts are underway. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. |
| Posted by:746 |
| #14 Who cares if it was a loss of combat capability and let an expensive warplane blow over the side... At least the correct pronouns will be used when trying to blame someone... him/her/they/zhi/zim/whim/prim/qui... |
| Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158 2022-07-11 21:55 |
| #13 Quote from the US Navy on the event: "an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), blew overboard due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea." Wow, maybe our Navy should consider getting the Weather.Com app on their phone? Or the Weather Channel on their Sat TV? Then those big waves might not be UNEXPECTED! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-07-11 21:05 |
| #12 ^ No Joe, just pronouns take precedents over proper procedures.. That's a major problem with having a 'woke' military. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2022-07-11 19:30 |
| #11 Based on of what I’ve been reading in here for years, I tough that the Russians were lousy sailors. ….another lie I suppose. |
| Posted by: Aca Joe 2022-07-11 17:48 |
| #10 sailor ... minor injuries ... expected to make a full recovery, "Well, alright then." It's unclear if the aircraft has been recovered or if recovery efforts are underway. "Goddamn it, son, you think you coulda led with that?!" |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-07-11 16:22 |
| #9 ^--- in truth that is a car. SuperCar! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-07-11 15:51 |
| #8 ...I seen that before. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-11 14:26 |
| #7 Every fighter jet can become a submarine.... once. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-07-11 14:10 |
| #6 I would call it a Sea Dart, but Convair already used that name. And theirs floated…. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-07-11 13:24 |
| #5 "I thought *you* tied it down!" One would think the US Navy would have procedures for operating reliably in rough weather. Perhaps as part of their global warming initiative... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-07-11 09:10 |
| #4 Ok i said Teddy, need more coffee. Sorry Harry |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-07-11 07:54 |
| #3 Somewhere on the Teddy, a Line Chief, Line Branch O, Maintenance Chief and Squadron CO, probably others, are looking for new jobs. Airplanes just don’t blow over the side. Doubtful that somebody stole all the tiedown chains. But at least we got pronouns. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-07-11 07:53 |
| #2 Oops! Glad they didn't lose anybody over the side. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-07-11 00:26 |
| #1 Where's that Tom Cruise video about how great the deck crews are? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-07-11 00:24 |