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Khalij e Fars

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F-16CM Fighter Jet Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina [Pilot Confirmed Dead]

The crash is the latest in a string of mishaps that have occurred across the Air Force over the last six weeks.

Details remain very limited, but a crash involving one of the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16s occurred on the evening of June 30th, 2020 at Shaw Air Force Base. Flames and emergency vehicles could be seen on base as the incident unfolded.

It pains us to report that the pilot has been declared dead. A statement from Shaw AFB reads:
"The pilot of the F-16CM that crashed at approximately 2330 on June 30, 2020, during a routine training mission here at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., was pronounced dead."
Shaw AFB is home to three squadrons of Block 50 F-16CMs, which specialize in the suppression/destruction of enemy air defenses and are commonly referred to as
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This crash comes after a major uptick in mishaps across the Air Force in recent months. The
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, as well as major mishaps involving a
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Yet another U.S. Air Force accident after:

- F-35 crashed in Florida (20th May)
- F-35A nose landing-gear collapsed in Utah (8th June)
- F-22 crash in Florida (15th May)
- C-130 crash in Iraq (8th June)
- F-15C fatally crashed into the North Sea off England (15th June)
- F/A-18F crashed into the Philippine Sea (18th June)
- And now F-16 fatally crashed in South Carolina (30th June)

@manqiangrexue now we have the whole fighter family.
 

Mt1701d

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F-16CM Fighter Jet Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina [Pilot Confirmed Dead]

The crash is the latest in a string of mishaps that have occurred across the Air Force over the last six weeks.

Details remain very limited, but a crash involving one of the 20th Fighter Wing's F-16s occurred on the evening of June 30th, 2020 at Shaw Air Force Base. Flames and emergency vehicles could be seen on base as the incident unfolded.

It pains us to report that the pilot has been declared dead. A statement from Shaw AFB reads:

Shaw AFB is home to three squadrons of Block 50 F-16CMs, which specialize in the suppression/destruction of enemy air defenses and are commonly referred to as
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due to their unique mission set.

This crash comes after a major uptick in mishaps across the Air Force in recent months. The
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
,
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, and an
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, as well as major mishaps involving a
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and
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, have all occurred within the last six weeks.

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Yet another U.S. Air Force accident after:

- F-35 crashed in Florida (20th May)
- F-35A nose landing-gear collapsed in Utah (8th June)
- F-22 crash in Florida (15th May)
- C-130 crash in Iraq (8th June)
- F-15C fatally crashed into the North Sea off England (15th June)
- F/A-18F crashed into the Philippine Sea (18th June)
- And now F-16 fatally crashed in South Carolina (30th June)

@manqiangrexue now we have the whole fighter family.
What the hell is going on with the US airforces?
 

Mt1701d

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I think fighter jet accidents are unavoidable if you have as many fighter jets as the U.S., combined with how frequently they are flown.

You are bound to get accidents from time to time.
Well that’s a fair point but we are talking about the 7 in the space of 1-1.5 months tho...

I mean accidents are unavoidable like you said but the frequency is very high recently... one or two sure but 7?
 

emblem21

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Well that’s a fair point but we are talking about the 7 in the space of 1-1.5 months tho...

I mean accidents are unavoidable like you said but the frequency is very high recently... one or two sure but 7?
his speaks volumes about how far US made goods have fallen. It’s like you have to double and triple check just in case you are going to lose pilots because the plane is either faulty or just because maintenance sucks in general
 

Khalij e Fars

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I think fighter jet accidents are unavoidable if you have as many fighter jets as the U.S., combined with how frequently they are flown.

You are bound to get accidents from time to time.
7 crashes within 5-6 weeks is normal? So why didn't we see that frequency of accidents before this 6-week period? Did the US suddenly increase AF activity in this time period?
 

Khalij e Fars

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World Rebukes U.S. Over Iran

With Trump’s re-election prospects up in the air, a heated U.N. meeting on Iran shows world powers' fading fear of confronting the United States.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday sought to reassert America’s waning influence on the world stage, challenging the U.N. Security Council to extend a U.N. arms embargo that is due to expire in October. Instead, America’s top diplomat received a scolding from friends and foes alike in the 15-nation council, which roundly criticized Washington for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal two years ago without a clear plan to limit Tehran’s nuclear activities.

On a day when the European Union pointedly excluded the United States from a “safe list” of countries permitted to travel to the 27-member bloc, the council’s chilly reception of Pompeo added to a portrait of an increasingly isolated United States and underscored how little deference other countries pay the Trump administration as it faces a grim reelection contest.

The pointedly critical tone of the debate saw Germany accusing Washington of violating international law by withdrawing from the nuclear pact, while Berlin aligned itself with China’s claim that the United States has no right to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran. Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, compared U.S. sanctions on Iran to the killing of George Floyd, saying they were akin to “putting a knee to one’s neck.”

At the opening of Tuesday’s virtual session, Rosemary DiCarlo, a former U.S. State Department official who serves as U.N. undersecretary-general for political affairs, praised the nuclear pact as a “significant achievement of multilateral diplomacy and dialogue” and expressed “regret” over the U.S. decision to withdraw, noting that Iran was in compliance with the pact before Trump’s abrupt decision to pull the plug.

“The international community in general and the U.N. Security Council in particular are facing an important decision,” Zarif told the council. “Do we maintain respect of the rule of law, or do we return to the law of the jungle by surrendering to the whims of an outlaw bully?”

The Trump administration this month circulated a draft resolution to extend the arms embargo on Iran, but veto-wielding China and Russia signaled they would not support the U.S. plan. European powers also reacted coolly to the resolution and are expected to introduce their own stopgap proposal to extend parts of the arms embargo for up to six months. It is unclear if the United States would support their plan.

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10thman

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In the latest attempt to increase economic pressure on two foes, US prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four Iranian tankers that set sail for Venezuela last month. The civil-forfeiture complaint aims not only to stop the delivery of fuel to Venezuela but also to deprive Iran of the revenue and deter future shipments. Just last week, the US imposed sanctions on five Iranian captains blacklisted for delivering gasoline to Caracas. Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, joins In Question to discuss.
 

10thman

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All options are on the table in the latest tit-for-tat between Venezuela and the European Union. Both the European Commission and the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borell confirmed intentions to summon the Venezuelan representative to the EU, Claudio Salerno. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently expelled the EU ambassador after the EU’s announcement of new measures against 11 individuals in the latest round of sanctions. Professor Danny Shaw, senior research fellow with the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, weighs in.
 
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