US Navy verliert 60 Millionen Dollar Jet, wenn der Druck auf Hegseth steigt
https://newrepublic.com/post/194521/us-navy-loses-60-million-jet-hegseth
US Navy verliert 60 Millionen Dollar Jet, wenn der Druck auf Hegseth steigt
https://newrepublic.com/post/194521/us-navy-loses-60-million-jet-hegseth
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He seems like someone you could sit around a drink a beer with.
It just fell off the ship. WTF?
The Navy didn’t lose it. It’s down at the bottom of the ocean where they dropped it off.
I’m sure he didn’t really lose the jet. The bartender probably just took his keys away last night because Secretary of Defense Hegseth was too drunk. He’ll have one of his guys swing by and pick it up tomorrow.
Moving it from the hanger and it went overboard… 60 million dollar Jet is a hell of an oops a doodle.
„Biden lost it“
Wow, that plane cost more money than DOGE saved!
I’m sure the crew that was responsible were all DEI hires or trans and will all be sacked.
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What sort of trouble do you suppose you get in for that??
> The Houthis claimed to have launched a missile and a drone at the aircraft carrier on Monday, and a U.S. official told CNN that the aircraft carrier made a hard turn to evade fire. The turn contributed to the jet falling off of the ship. One Navy sailor had a minor injury as a result of the move.
Honestly if the jet was lost while being towed as a result of emergency evasion it is not *that* high on the incompetence scale. The bigger issue is the carrier being in direct danger like that in the first place, especially with all the talk of beating down Houthi forces from the admin.
Impeach this guy. This shouldn’t be partisan. Our military deserves a professional in this role. This is not a position to give to somebody as gratitude for loyalty. This is serious. You cannot be an unqualified drunk who lacks understanding of basic security measures and hold this position.
Has he checked his other pants? That’s usually where I find my wallet and keys after I’m drunk.
Carriers are amazingly nimble for large ships.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cGfSdYDnMQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cGfSdYDnMQ)
Aircraft at rest are chocked and chained to the deck, whether they are on the flight deck or the hangar deck. They even chain them down on the elevators.
However, this aircraft was between tie-down states when the ship began to maneuver hard. There was probably a chock and chain crew wondering if they could save it. They couldn’t. Shit happens. It’s good that no crew were lost in the incident.
this must be the key to greatness, right?
/s
Well at least they still have the aircraft carrier! *looking right into the camera*
the important thing here is hegseth’s makeup.
not to defend him, but if this is somehow his fault something has gone very wrong with how the US has deployed its naval forces in this conflict. it seems much more like the navy hasnt faced legitimate fire like this, however poor, for a while, and they seem prone to scrambling when things break a certain envelope.
So petes coke and booze budget?
Anyone have the clock running on how long before Biden, woke, or DEI gets blamed.
What does an aircraft carrier avoiding a missile have to do with Hegseth?
There’s more than enough to work with, without linking events like this.
Winning!
I heard about this yesterday on a signal chat. Oops
Or did Trump just let Putin have it…!?
So the Houthi’s were able to get a shot off close enough to a carrier to cause it to have to make a sudden change in course? Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that sort of thing generally more towards that not possible end of the scale? Like, the US is SUPER proud about having these invincible super carriers and that nobody can lay a finger on them, myself included. That could maybe show that there’s more than just leaks in the ship, there’s friggin holes
We should be asking Hegseth, and all republicans frankly, what did you get done this week?
Only $60million? what? did they let Petey fly, a broke back A4 that one of our soon-to-be-no-longer-allies traded in for a Saab (the plane, not the car).
(Although 1st gen Saab 900s are very nice if you get them with the turbo and SPG trim)
I thought an F18 was a lot more than 60 mil. edit the last 17 F18s were built for 1.3 Billion or about 77 million per unit, thing is, you can’t just order one more.
This administration is so ridiculous, I’m half expecting to click on the article and discover that they lost the jet… in a drunken bar bet with an Iranian businessman.
I’ll drink to that.
… so Trump’s golfing bill @ day 300, 2025
What’a deal!
Karma? Symbolism? Foreshadowing? Can’t decide which.
> Insipid quipper: *“But that’s obviously not his fault!“*
Even fighter jets are so tired of Hegseth they’re committing suicide.
What if a few smart bombs got ‘loose’
What folks don’t worry. Donnie Dipshit says that „he will get his stuff together soon.“ Maybe we will have to lose Tens of trillions of dollars on military hardware.
“The F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Jet fell overboard”
Damn, so the fighter jets are drunk now too?
As much as I think Whiskey Leaking Pete should lose his security clearance and be jailed for security infractions, this loss of an F-18 has NOTHING to do with his leadership. Some heads will roll on a carrier, potentially up to the Captain, but certainly the Air Boss.
And this is what is totally FUCKED. The military has strict accountability. There is no such thing for WhiskyDick.
I mean this is embarrassing but I can’t see how it’s the fault of the Secretary of DUIfense, that idiot wouldn’t even be allowed to turn on a tow rig.
Lost jet blah blah blah… makeup station blah blah blah…
The man is sharing military secrets with his wife, kids, and fucking members of the media. He needs to resign or be fired. NOW!
Call your reps. Every day. We cannot relent.
Oh, I see now, having read the story.
First thought was that a drunken Hegseth had left it behind in a bar or on a bus or something.
They didn’t “lose” the jet, they know EXACTLY where it is. It’s just not in their possession anymore…
“An investigation is underway.” Why? There was nothing top secret about it, not classified, no methods or sources divulged. Come on! If its good enough for Sec Def Petey, hi wife and his makeup artist, so should it be for the navy corpsmen on that carrier, right?
I mean, Hegseth is an alcoholic dipshit who couldn’t pour piss out of a boot of the instructions were written on the heel, but I’m not sure he’s necessarily the cause of a jet falling off an aircraft carrier.