As we all know, the US military is the most powerful military in the world. The U.S. Navy, in particular, has the world's largest aircraft carrier battle group , which is deployed in various regions around the world. However, in recent years, the U.S. Navy has frequently experienced problems, the most serious of which is frequent crashes.
Previously, the U.S. Navy crashed three aircraft in a row within a week, causing Pentagon dissatisfaction. Subsequently, the U.S. Navy decided to ground all aircraft except those that were performing missions and conduct safety inspections on them.
But even though the U.S. Navy grounded all aircraft, the accident still happened. According to U.S. Navy officials recently, a U.S. military helicopter had an accident last month, causing five missiles to fall into the Pacific Ocean. According to
, the accident occurred on June 17, only four days after the US Navy implemented the grounding order. The aircraft that caused the accident was an MH-60S multi-purpose helicopter belonging to the 21st Helicopter Maritime Combat Squadron of the U.S. Navy.
On that day, the helicopter was originally scheduled to fly to the "Essex" amphibious assault ship for deployment, but an accident occurred midway. Due to a sling failure, the two storage boxes carried by the aircraft fell off and crashed into California. The Pacific waters near the southern part of the state .
It is reported that the two storage boxes that crashed into the sea carried five RIM-116 rolling ship-to-air missiles. The missiles are defensive missiles and are mainly used to intercept the anti-ship missile . In addition to the US military, German and South Korean warships are also equipped with such missiles.
It is worth mentioning that although this accident did not cause any casualties, the US military still defined this accident as a Class A accident. It is reported that Class A is the highest level of accidents in the US military, and the definition standard is property damage exceeding US$2.5 million.
In other words, the property damage caused to the US military by this missile crashing into the sea has exceeded 2.5 million US dollars. According to sources, the US military is still in progress in salvaging the five missiles that crashed into the sea.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement that it will use all available resources, including working with local agencies, to locate and salvage the missile that crashed into the sea as soon as possible.
Although the attitude of the U.S. Navy is quite responsible, this matter still caused a lot of controversy. The main point of controversy is that the U.S. missile crashing into the sea is equivalent to planting a heavy bomb in the Pacific Ocean, which may explode at any time and trigger More serious accidents.
It is reported that the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth with the most islands. Many countries are countries surrounding the Pacific. Therefore, missiles falling into the Pacific are very likely to continue to move with the ocean currents, thus affecting the countries surrounding the Pacific.
Even if the missile does not move over a long distance, once it explodes, it can easily affect residents near California. Currently the US Coast Guard has asked civilians to stay away from relevant waters during search operations.
However U.S. Naval Aviation spokesman Ensein Blair said in an interview with the media that these missiles are packaged and transported and lack key components for activation, so they are unlikely to explode in the sea.
Ensein Blair's statement appeased some people, but some people still expressed concerns about the progress and results of the follow-up handling of this accident.
As we all know, sea water is constantly moving, so naturally the missile packaging box that fell into the sea is also constantly moving, which makes it extremely difficult for the US military to locate the missile.
After an F-35 fighter jet of the U.S. Navy crashed in the South China Sea, it took them more than a month to successfully salvage the fighter jet. The missile packaging box that crashed into the sea this time weighs less and follows the ocean currents faster, so it is naturally more difficult to salvage it.
However, the US Navy claimed that it has not set a time limit for the salvage work. In other words, the US military will do its best to salvage. No matter how long it takes, the five missiles that crashed into the sea must be salvaged ashore.
hopes that the US military will keep its word and not leave these five missiles in the Pacific. Otherwise, they will be a time bomb for all countries around the Pacific.
It is worth mentioning that after the missile crashed into the sea, the U.S. Navy did not announce the news immediately. Instead, it chose to make it public more than half a month after the accident.
The U.S. Navy is temporarily concealing news of the accident, perhaps because it is worried about losing face. But in fact, in recent years, it has almost become normal for the U.S. Navy, or the U.S. military, to be embarrassed by accidents.
Just a week before the missile crashed into the sea, the U.S. Navy had three consecutive plane crashes, resulting in the deaths of one naval pilot and five Marine Corps members.
Nowadays, the frequency of U.S. military crashes seems to be comparable to that of India. However, the military strength of the United States and India is very different. The same frequency of crashes can only show that the U.S. military is declining.
In fact, the decline of the US military has been foreshadowed for a long time, and it will not stop here. If the United States continues to be militaristic and provoke wars everywhere, the U.S. military will only decline faster and faster, and eventually lose its position as the number one military power. If the US military wants to save its decline, it should stop militarizing, stop military provocations against other countries, and focus on its own development. Otherwise, it will one day completely decline.
