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Lost another F/A-18 in 2022

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Navy Loses Fighter Jet in Red Sea After It Slides Off Carrier Deck

This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major mishap that has occurred aboard the aircraft carrier in the last several months.
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Fighter Jet Blown Off Carrier Deck in Unexpected Heavy Weather

An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the waters of the Mediterranean from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
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I'm slowly changing my tune on that. Ideally we'd open up build contracts to domestic non-union shipyards first before having them built overseas.
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Ideally we would open up competition to both.

If non-union domestics can build them - great.
If foreign shipyards can build them - great.

We need competent, steady production.
 
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StarRaider said:
Lost another F/A-18 in 2022

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Navy Loses Fighter Jet in Red Sea After It Slides Off Carrier Deck

This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major mishap that has occurred aboard the aircraft carrier in the last several months.
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Fighter Jet Blown Off Carrier Deck in Unexpected Heavy Weather

An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell into the waters of the Mediterranean from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
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I'm surprised it actually doesn't happen more often.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
Some interesting stuff here!

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Sobering stuff in there about how the ChiComs have infected all our critical infrastructure with malicious code and malware. Not to mention the military stuff. Fortunately an attack on the power grid, banking, etc here on the homefront will not affect our ability to launch ICBMs, and more importantly will not affect our attack subs ability to quick strike and level every major city in mainland china. Guess we will find out if they are suicidal. If they want tiny little Taiwan so desperately that they are willing to launch a large scale attack on the mainland US, then the Commies are suicidal. No way we allow them to knock out the electrical grid, power stations, banking etc without all out nuclear war. It will cripple our nation and cause widespread panic and destruction thats never been seen before in our homeland. We have no choice at that point but to nuke them. Its that or surrender. We arent going to surrender. Clearly we have security issues here that need to be addressed...specifically our vulnerability to EMP attack and cyber attack. I dont think the Chicoms are stupid enough to guarantee the death of probably half the world's population and nuclear winter though...unless they were in an incredibly desperate situation. Regardless, we need to be intentional in seeking peace through strength, communication, and diplomacy. We have much more in common with the people of China than differences. Only their government sees us as their enemy.
 
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Navy's former Second-In-Command Convicted in historic Corruption Case​


Retired four-star Admiral Robert Burke found guilty in scheme to direct contracts in exchange for $500,000-a-year job​

A retired four-star admiral who once served as the Navy’s second-highest ranking officer, was convicted of bribery and other conspiracy charges, making him the most senior member of the U.S. military ever convicted of committing a federal crime while on active duty.

Following a five-day trial, retired four-star Adm. Robert P. Burke, 62, was found guilty on Monday of a scheme to direct lucrative contracts to a training company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job after leaving the Navy, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

Burke is facing up to 30 years in prison for his role in the scheme to direct contracts potentially worth millions of dollars to a New York City-based company that offered training programs to the Navy.


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Navy's former second-in-command convicted in historic corruption case

Robert Burke, who served as the 40th vice chief of naval operations from June 2019 to June 2020, was found guilty Monday of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery.
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Navy's former Second-In-Command Convicted in historic Corruption Case​


Retired four-star Admiral Robert Burke found guilty in scheme to direct contracts in exchange for $500,000-a-year job​

A retired four-star admiral who once served as the Navy’s second-highest ranking officer, was convicted of bribery and other conspiracy charges, making him the most senior member of the U.S. military ever convicted of committing a federal crime while on active duty.

Following a five-day trial, retired four-star Adm. Robert P. Burke, 62, was found guilty on Monday of a scheme to direct lucrative contracts to a training company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job after leaving the Navy, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

Burke is facing up to 30 years in prison for his role in the scheme to direct contracts potentially worth millions of dollars to a New York City-based company that offered training programs to the Navy.


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Navy's former second-in-command convicted in historic corruption case

Robert Burke, who served as the 40th vice chief of naval operations from June 2019 to June 2020, was found guilty Monday of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery.
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Good. Nail him to the wall, and let it be a warning.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
I'm surprised it actually doesn't happen more often.
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Well, obviously, you're going 20 or 30 knots in the open ocean with wheeled wind-activated lifting bodies on the top of a perfectly flat surface. It's a pretty simple situation. You're going to have to prevent every item from falling overboard all the time.
 
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Firebirdparts said:
Well, obviously, you're going 20 or 30 knots in the open ocean with wheeled wind-activated lifting bodies on the top of a perfectly flat surface. It's a pretty simple situation. You're going to have to prevent every item from falling overboard all the time.
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There are thousands of pad eyes on the flat decks of ships and strict procedures for moving anything. There's always a half dozen or so people around the aircraft walking with it and carrying chains and chocks. As soon as something stops moving it is chocked and chained down immediately. The ship is always pitching and rolling, and when spotted on an elevator the aircraft are no where near the edge. I just don't understand how this happened if procedures were followed. The Air Boss and Handler will surely be relieved. Maybe even the captain.
 
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Hegseth Orders the Name of Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk Scrubbed From Navy Ship​


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor during the Korean War.

US officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the next name had not yet been chosen.

The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”

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Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship — vessels honoring Harriet Tubman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be next

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor …
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