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Old 06-12-2022, 05:19 AM
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Default After series of crashes, US Navy to pause flight operations for safety reviews

After series of crashes, US Navy to pause flight operations for safety reviews
By: Teresa Watanbe - LA Times News & Stars & Strips: 06-12-22
Re: https://www.stripes.com/branches/nav...e-6314495.html

(Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Navy announced Saturday it would pause all flight operations to conduct safety reviews and training after three recent crashes, including one this week in California that killed five U.S. Marines.

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Naval Air Forces commander, has directed more than 300 naval aviation units that are not deployed in the United States or overseas to take a one-day pause June 13 to review their safety procedures and practices.

Deployed units will conduct the review "at the earliest possible opportunity," the Navy announced.

"In order to maintain the readiness of our force, we must ensure the safety of our people remains one of our top priorities," Cmdr. Zachary Harrell said. "We understand the most valuable resource we have is our people, and we just want to be sure that we're making our best efforts to keep them safe as we train and operate."

The safety pause does not apply to the U.S. Marine Corps.

The order comes after three crashes occurred this month involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. The cause of the accidents are under investigation.

On June 3, a Navy pilot, Lt. Richard Bullock, was killed when when his F/A-18E Super Hornet jet crashed in the desert, in the general area of Trona in San Bernardino County, during a training mission.

On Wednesday, another crash killed all five U.S. Marines aboard a MV-22B Osprey during a training mission near Glamis in Imperial County, about 150 miles east of San Diego near the borders with Arizona and Mexico. The aircraft was based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton with Marine Aircraft Group 39 and crashed around 12:25 p.m. near Coachella Canal Road and Highway 78.

The Marines killed were Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Ill.; Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, N.H.; Cpl. Seth D. Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyo.; Capt. John J. Sax, 33, of Placer, Calif.; and Lance Cpl. Evan A. Strickland, 19, of Valencia, N.M.

Thursday, a Navy helicopter with four crew members went down near El Centro during a training flight. One person sustained non life-threatening injuries and has been released from the hospital, Harrell said in an interview.

The incidents follow several other crashes nationwide that have resurrected concerns about military aviation safety — including from members of Congress — that go back several years.

On Monday, two aviators were injured when an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed near an Army base in southern Alabama, officials said. In March, a Marine MV-22B Osprey crashed in Norway and killed four.

Spurred by these crashes, Congress may tighten requirements on the military's aviation safety reporting, according to Defense One, a military news site.

©2022 Los Angeles Times.
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Personal note: This isn't the first time this has occurred - and it won't be the last.
Even with training - shit happens - and sometimes more than once. People get
severly injured - or killed out-right! Military folks all suffer some incident that
could result in a serious injury or even death at times. We don't take that for
granted - but in a blink you could be killed at any given time - moreso - if you
make the wrong move - or - the elements out of your control go awry.
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To which we say shit happens regardless as its seems - even with all our training.
Believe me inspections are made 24/7 and reports filed. I've seen death - I've
seen many serious injuries - things that even happen today can come back like
a flash and you shudder - wondering why now - did I just recalled that?
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Even everyday folks working all around the globe have suffered incidents
- or seen folks get killed - or seriously wounded. We see car crashes on the
roads - kids running into the streets - shoot outs - we must be aware of the
many possible events around us - at all times. But - if its your time - there's
not much you can do about it!
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In the military the odds are greater - yes - and as a civvy - the odds are less
but - still it happens at times. Safety reports are always filed and training is
given about the cause - and we make the changes - but some other event is
always waiting in the wings; nothing is infallable - and when fatigue sets in -
or when human error enter's into the subject - is where more safeguards are
to be put in place.
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