On Sunday, a second U.S. Navy fighter jet was nearly shot down by a Navy missile cruiser over the Red Sea.
Earlier it was reported that an F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down by a missile fired from the U.S.S. Gettysburg. Both pilots survived by ejecting.
On Tuesday, it was revealed by a source to Fox News that the second fighter jet took evasive action, after being shot at. The missile from the Gettysburg came within 100 feet of the second American jet, which was not far behind the first jet.
The second incident has not been reported by U.S. Central Command.
The commanding officer of the Gettysburg is from Adak, Alaska. Captain Justin Hodges was assigned command of the ship in 2023. More in this story:
