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2022-07-11 -Land of the Free

Fighter jet blows off USS Truman during bad weather

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Posted by 746 2022-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Where's that Tom Cruise video about how great the deck crews are?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-07-11 00:24|| 2022-07-11 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Oops! Glad they didn't lose anybody over the side.

Posted by magpie 2022-07-11 00:26|| 2022-07-11 00:26|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 07:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Ok i said Teddy, need more coffee. Sorry Harry

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-07-11 07:54|| 2022-07-11 07:54|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 09:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 13:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Every fighter jet can become a submarine.... once.

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-07-11 14:10|| 2022-07-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 ...I seen that before.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-07-11 14:26|| 2022-07-11 14:26|| Front Page Top

#9 ^--- in truth that is a car. SuperCar!

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-07-11 15:51|| 2022-07-11 15:51|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 16:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 17:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 19:30|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-07-11 21:05|| Front Page Top

#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...

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