Super Hornet Incident, Houthi Attacks Help Refine How Surface Force Fights, Say Admirals

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The Navy is already analyzing and training to prevent a repeat of a December friendly fire incident that saw USS Gettysburg (CG-62) shoot down a F/A-18 fighter jet. However, investigations into what happened are still underway and public details are few.

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, told reporters Tuesday that he could not give details about the incident citing the ongoing investigations. However, he did say that a “big debrief” has happened.

“Those investigations don’t stop us at the tactical level from learning everything and training and changing our training to make sure that never happens again,” Cheever said.