US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated March 18, 2011 of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. American and British aircraft have been bombing targets in Sana’a since Saturday. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specia

US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated June 18, 2011 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launches near F/A-18C Hornets aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. American and British aircraft have been bombing targets in Sana’a since Saturday. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Navy p

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated May 14, 2012 shows an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated March 18, 2013 shows an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Ryan D. McLearnon via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated July 2, 2013 shows F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 fly over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7’s fly-off in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated June 19, 2013 shows a sailor signals an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated June 18, 2011 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launches near F/A-18C Hornets aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy p

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated July 2, 2013 shows F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 fly over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7’s fly-off in the Atlantic Ocean. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon via ABACAPRESS.COM

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated March 13, 2013 shows n F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider via ABACAPRESS.COM