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:
Big oof.
Brings new meaning to Christmas Surprise!
Well maybe China is in control because
It’s sure not Biden.
Our military has been woked to death by incompetence of the secretary of defense and the joint was chiefs of staff. They need to answer for this incompetence.
2 incidents, I ave a feeling this guy is going to lose his command.
Don’t jump to conclusions without full investigation.
I agree but it sure does look bad.
I agree too but don’t drag the investigation out for 5 years hoping most folks will forget.
Investigation will result in cover-up. No one will be held “responsible”. Meanwhile, another multi-million dollar asset gets wasted. Two? Really? Were they together or close and fired on at the same time? Is there an enemy sympathizer on board the Gettysburg? I have trouble believing that a U.S. ship was not aware of U.S. military aviation activity in their vicinity. Something smells, and none of the possibilities look or smell good.
Merry Christmas Susan et al!
When I first read a story of this incident, I read that 2 fighters had been shot down by apparent “friendly fire”; that the pilots were fine, one with minor injuries. Thank God for their safety, and may their families know His peace on this holy night.
Merry Christmas, Joel! – sd
There are numerous incidents not being reported of the failures of our weapon systems and personnel deployed overseas.
The Arab tribesmen in Yemen using a handful of missiles have made the Red Sea region too dangerous for our aircraft carriers, and the naval assets left are unable to silence them.
The fact that the 2nd targeted jet was not shot down illustrates the unreliability of the effectiveness of our systems.
One of the Patriot systems deployed in Kiev shot down one of the vaunted, “game changing” F-16s we gifted the regime. Due to the proprietary targeting software, only American servicemen arm and service the Patriot system, can’t blame the Ukrainian conscripts.
Several apartment buildings in Kiev have been hit, killing residents, when using Patriot systems, most likely due to panicked, incompetent and ill trained crews.
Fortunately for the local residents, most, if not all those systems have been destroyed before causing more serious damage and casualties amongst civilians.
A serious assessment of the state of our military and the weapon systems being purchased is critical for the security of our nation.
We have a far better chance of ‘getting to the bottom’ of all this with the new Trump administration. They won’t be weighed down with ‘woke’ themes that cannot be disturbed. Since this is a second incident, perhaps there is a cyber weapon being used for our side attacking our own assets? There will be a thorough investigation.
In those F18s, there is a pilot, and second seat is a weapons officer.
Apparently in the first incident, they were refueling. It could have been way worse.
Pure incompetence, that’s all it boils down to. This is reminisce of the Carter days. Command an control functions are always going to be negatively impacted when you worry more about DEI, etc. than the heath, welfare, and warfare training of our troops. Those of us in service during the latter days of the Carter years saw how command functions were negatively (paralzingly) impacted by the required attention to politics of the day rather than the mission.
greg, greg where are you?
These are the kinds of things that one would expect from a woke military. When Trump gets into office in a few weeks, wokeness will be in the rearview mirror. Guaranteed!
US and allies have committed sinful acts and destructions all over the world especially in 3rd world countries. Now God is punishing them …..could not longer differentiate between allies and enemies!