SECDEF: “make it a double”

They need to get that kitty off the deck.

If I had a nickel for every time the Harry Truman lost a Hornet overboard in the last week I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s still weird that it happened twice.

The Navy has too many dolls

For historical clarity, a woman leader has never allowed this to happen. Not once and most certainly not twice. $120,000,000 worth of Trump incompetence in one week.

they really need to stop buttering down the flight deck, I know it's traditional but there's a certain point at which it's just wasteful

I feel like there are cheaper ways to provide arms to the Atlanteans

That’s three, including the friendly fire incident. At a cool $60M each.

No fvqing way! @acw1234.bsky.social I knew it. 🐈‍⬛

So....things are going swimmingly in the Navy? I'll just see myself out

They should be more careful with those things.

Two you say?

The Democrats still haven’t exploited the loss of the first jet, so they will ignore the second loss, too.

Jfc bring the women back #Hegseth is an incompetent “leader.”

$160 million down the pan. Is this some clandestine #DOGE plan???

They clearly need more women and transgender sailors in the navy...

Don't they--I dunno--tie them down or something, when they're not in the air?

There must be a box of naval bungee cords around there somewhere.

I would like every journalist and pundit and really smart person who has ever, straight-faced, said Republicans are better at defense to walk into the ocean until their hats float.

🍿 for the Benghazi style hearings anyone?

your trillion dollar military budget at work

At what point do we lose confidence in Hegseth's ability to lead and remove him from DOD?

Details, details. We must have facts on our side. The aircraft was landing, missed the hook, didn't recover and went into the drink. The two aviators did manage to eject and were rescued.

*carrier dammit!🤦🏽

DEI was keeping our planes safe.

Thankful that the crew onboard survived. Our military deserves better than the DUI, Didn't Earn It DEI Secretary of Defense who is so careless with their lives.

Well what’s an airplane doing in a sea in the first place that’s what boats are for

No worries I heard those jets were woke

Did they DOGE the person in charge of straps?

Where's your plane, dude?

??? So many questions Two fell off? Not shot down?

dumbest Transformers opening scene ever

I see that they're really getting back to combat readiness and meritocracy now that they're firing women and trans people.

I guess that’s two fewer for Trump’s Birthday Parade

Is this a smoke screen for “losing” planes to Russia

I would look for the Commanding Officer and the Commander Air Group (CAG) of the USS Harry S. Truman to be relieved for "Lack of Confidence" as a result of this. I can not see that not happening.

God is punishing the US for banning trans service members. Repent and yest ye be saved from further anger of your God.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was lost at sea and conveniently found by the Russians in exchange for money and it was Saran Wrapped and had a big giant red bow on it.

Hegseth is just trying to make sure they don't get sent to Ukraine.

$73 million per aircraft so they just blew $146 million.

Obviously, it's the sea people. They are arming themselves to end the late late bronze age.

Where is the Red October meme … „You tell me you lost *an other* Aircraft?“

Didn't we get rid of DEI?

Hegseth is the equivalent of a frontal lobotomy for your military…

Blame Biden I guess

Have they tried securing it to the deck?

They need to get some ratchet straps.

Can we bring back the “woke” military now. We’ve tasted Kegseth enough.

USS Butterfingers

WTH? 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🤦🏻‍♀️ What a waste…total incompetence. Who’s in charge of the military these days? 🫤

Maybe the Navy should limit its activities to ships and prevent bullying of aircraft.

This is intentional sabotage of our American military power - none of this is accidental

**sigh**

They should put the DEI and the transgender back in the military.

Were the pilots lost too?

DOGE cuts? We have too many fighter jets.

Narrator: The Captain of the USS Harry S. Truman is really three orcas in a trench coat.

How many people's income taxes have accidently fell into the ocean in the past week? Like rough estimate is $150 million dollars worth...

Oops.

Let the submarine races begin!

Just poor parking.

Dodging another Houthi missile?

Is #Hesgeth driving??

Those tax dollars are really being spent well

In the absence of competent readership things fall apart (in this case, into the sea).

I simply don’t understand the mechanics of this. Did they not hook them?

that's a shame...

Pete! Pete! What did you do, are you using your signal chat phone call again??

looks like the F/A 10 super Horny jet really loves to penetrate the red sea

Is this under command of the traitor Flint?

Would have been helpful to mention that this was a failed landing and the crew safely ejected and were rescued. It is not the same situation AT ALL.

Weird.

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a versatile aircraft used by U.S. Navy. It’s designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. The Super Hornet is an upgrade of the original F/A-18 Hornet: Single-seat F/A-18E Tandem-seat F/A-18F Unit cost for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is around $70.5 million.

Third loss of an f18 from that carrier since December. If you would believe it. Woot!

Incompetence = the real trickle down effect.

Bottoms up, eh Pete?

$160 million

Oopsie boops

Better U.S. surrender

Yemen having fun

“You’re not coming here to hunt, are you?”

We love to throw good money after bad, don’t we folks?

@edsbs.bsky.social huge news

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