Overview
- An MH-60R Sea Hawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet launched from USS Nimitz went down about 30 minutes apart on Sunday during routine missions.
- All five service members were recovered by search-and-rescue teams and are reported to be in stable condition, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- The Navy has not released precise crash locations, and both incidents remain under investigation.
- President Donald Trump called the back-to-back crashes very unusual, said officials believe bad fuel could be a factor, and rejected claims of malicious intent.
- Beijing offered humanitarian help and simultaneously criticized the U.S. military presence, as reporting also notes recent Super Hornet losses and the Nimitz’s planned retirement next year.