There have been an awful lot of military air crashes recently. From Duane Norman at fmshooter.com:
Recently it was revealed that the US Department of Defense issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) regarding air transit near a Chinese airbase in the East African country of Djibouti. The notice was issued after pilots were allegedly targeted with lasers originating from the Chinese airbase:
On May 3, 2018, Dana White, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, said lasers from China’s base in the East African country had harassed American aviators on between two and 10 occasions, resulting in two, unspecified minor injuries to the C-130 crew. She also indicated that there had been an increase in these activities recently, prompting American officials to make a formal complaint. The issue had prompted the U.S. military to issue a formal warning to its own aircrews in April 2018, which did not specifically name who was responsible.
“I’d have to ask you [to] ask the Chinese about the motivation,” White said. “But it’s serious, we take it seriously, and that’s why we demarched them.”
For starters, let’s take a look at the list of US military aviation crashes in 2018, as per Wikipedia:
- January 21: A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crashed during training at the base in the Mojave Desert, California. Both pilots onboard were killed.
- March 14: A US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet crashed roughly a mile off the end of the runway at Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. Both crew members died after they ejected.
- March 15: A US military HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in Western Iraq, killing all seven aboard.
- April 3: A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed in Djibouti shortly after take-off.
- April 4: A USMC CH-53E Super Stallion crashed near Naval Air Field El Centro, killing all 4 crewmen.
To continue reading: What Is Causing The Recent Spate Of US Military Crashes?
Try lack of maintenance, lack of spare parts, lack of training. All funds diverted to queer education programs and recruitment.