Protected Lessons from F/A-18 Red Sea incident By ANI - January 18, 2025 0 264 Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the ‘Red Rippers’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, to take off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), Sept. 25, 2024. US Navy Photo 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, US Naval Institute News reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)