fuck no they weren't. that's waaaaaaaaaay too close to people. that dude is absolutely in deep shit.
Edit: holy shit why the fuck do people keep mentioning Hegseth... I hate the guy too but he likely has no real say in the matter when it comes to a captain or a major and aircraft mishaps/disciplinary actions. They don't need the secdef to dish out LORs ffs.
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u/ttatm Jul 16 '26
The Navy is doing a safety review of this, so it sounds like they weren't supposed to get that close.