A Navy fighter jet and a helicopter crashed in the South China Sea in separate incidents on Sunday, the Navy said. Crew members from both aircraft were safely rescued. According to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter that was assigned to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 "Battle Cats" crashed around 2:45 p.m. local time while "conducting routine operations." All three crew members were rescued, the Pacific Fleet said in an X post.
Main Idea: The U.S. Pacific Fleet said a Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea in separate Sunday incidents, and all crew members were rescued.
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The crashes may raise costs for US taxpayers if the Navy must replace lost aircraft and investigate safety problems.
Crew members were rescued, which limits the human harm to service families and communities.
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Conducted search and rescue for the F/A-18 crew and is directly involved in the incident response.
Squadron assignment of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter that crashed.
Squadron assignment of the F/A-18F Super Hornet that crashed.
Central military body involved in the two aircraft crashes and the rescue response.
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