F/A-18E and Tug Fall Off USS Truman – Fighter Pilots React

An F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tug went overboard during evasive maneuvers from the USS Harry S. Truman during combat ops against the Houthis. As fighter pilots we share our opinions of what happened. Thankfully nobody was seriously injured!

What do you think? Leave the jet and tug as a reef? Is there a way to prevent this type of loss? Does this count as a Houthi F/A-18E kill? Leave your comments below!

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