Sailors Won't Face Discipline For Close Call With Fighter Jet, Navy Says -- Stars And Stripes
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A descending Navy fighter jet’s close encounter with two sailors on the USS George Washington’s flight deck did not result in disciplinary action, but a video of the incident is being used for safety training throughout the Navy, officials said Friday.
The 11-second video, which was captured by a ship camera Sept. 25 and later uploaded privately to YouTube, shows two sailors walking on to the flight deck while an F/A-18 Super Hornet was clearly approaching.
The YouTube clip has since received nearly 100,000 hits, most of which came during the past 24 hours.
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My Comment: I predict that this video is going to be used in training classes throughout the Navy for a very long time.