2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says

Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident on Sunday.

[MikeOswald-zhzv]

Somebody's in trouble and I don't mean the two pilots

[snnyburnett]

This is either total incompetence or some Tom Clancy level botched operation.

[MasterCrowshi]

Your local VA: "your injury was determined to not be service related."😭

[objectivereason]

Yet another US Navy ship is getting a new Captain.

[MUSICASINFRONTERAS]

Friendly fire ? Do you expect to beat Russia with this B/S ?

[chrisfuller]

How in the world does a ship from the carrier's own strike group fire at an outbound plane?

[willcox]

How do you mistakenly shoot down your own planes? DEI unqualified hires?

[CharlesParnell]

I get how much of a conspiracy this sounds.. but how can we be 100% sure that this was indeed a friendly fire incident? Our country officials are WAYYY too quiet in regards to the drone sightings and the Chinese mass land buyout around OUR military bases. Who is to say this wasn't a hostile attack from our adversaries, the same officials who've been turning a blind eye out of fear?

[amado]

Now Yeman hothies are doing friendly fire.???

[MiMiiViVi]

How about US stay out of the Red Sea and the Middle East in general and spend that tax money at home.

[johnnym]

I wish i had more faith it the news and what the pentagon pushes out. Sadly theyve destroyed all, and i mean all credibility.

[stuckndafield]

wont shoot down drones but will each other 😂😂😂😂 this generation man

[rotorheadv]

One was a pilot. The other was his RIO.

[Russsir]

We have no business in the area in the first place.

[jberry]

So much for the friend or foe Transponder system

[Noturdummy]

They warned that guy repeatedly not to buzz the he learns from now on.

[susanlong]

HOW really lame. Who are they hiring 😮. Do you actually think we are this STUPID?

[jhwhy]

Imagine being the “best” military in the world and not being able to differentiate between enemy and your own aircraft. Especially when there’s no full out war by your own country.

[davidarnold]

What are we doing to even be in this position?

[laszlovandor]

What are we doing there ???
American borders are far away !!!