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 May 2, 2024 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic 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. Ameri

US: Boston Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Championship With Victory Parade 3

Celtics fans gathered in Boston on Friday, June 21, for a Duck Boats parade to celebrate their 18th NBA championship, the most titles in league history.

US: Boston Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Championship With Victory Parade

Tens of thousands of Celtics fans gathered in Boston on Friday, June 21, for a Duck Boats parade to celebrate their 18th NBA championship, the most titles in league history.

US: Boston Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Championship With Victory Parade 2

Celtics fans gathered in Boston on Friday, June 21, for a Duck Boats parade to celebrate their 18th NBA championship, the most titles in league history. The video shows a man wearing a Batman mask climbing onto a streetlight and celebrating the parade.

Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO

STORY: Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry 4. STANDUP 2 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: The experts in Pakistan have expressed serious concerns on the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying that it may exacerbate regional tension. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The accession of Swede