The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and the collision with a merchant vessel during the USS Harry S. Truman’s recent deployment in the Middle East.

The U.S. Navy has released on Dec. 4, 2025, the finding of the investigations into four different incidents which occurred during the recent deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the Middle East. The inquiries examined a friendly-fire shootdown, a collision with a merchant vessel, and two separate losses of F/A-18 Super Hornets during intense operations in the Red Sea and Mediterranean. Contents The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and the collision with a merchant vessel during the USS Harry S. Truman’s re

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