US Navy helicopter and Fighter Jet crash in separate incidents in South China Sea

A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, part of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, went down at around 2:45 p.m. local time in the South China Sea. Shortly after, at 3:15 p.m., an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 also crashed while on routine operations from the USS Nimitz. Both crews were safely recovered by search and rescue teams from Carrier Strike Group 11.

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