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The pilot dropped the plane’s external fuel tank May 29, 2022, about 15 nautical miles off Okinawa in international waters as a safety measure before landing at Kadena Air Base, the Navy said at the time.
No aviators were injured in the mishap, the Navy said.
No aviators were injured in the mishap, the Navy said.
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No aviators were injured in the mishap, the Navy said.
The guided-missile destroyer, part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, deployed in May.