The Wire - December 23, 2024

this is the W4 2200 Zulu December 23rd 2024 precedences routine information cut off is 2100 bottom line up front US Navy shoots down own aircraft and friendly fire incident Subway attacks in New York City continue beginning with international events in the Red Sea Horn of Africa region over the weekend a friendly fire incident resulted in one F-18 Super Hornet being shot down over the Red Sea both crew members ejected successfully with one suffering injuries the aircraft was downed by the US Gettysburg at CG 64 which engaged the aircraft with an as yet unidentified weapon system on the hum front in New York a woman was murdered on the subway as a result of an arson attack the murder was carried out by a Guatemalan immigrant who was arrested following the extremely graphic attack as of this morning the victim has not yet been identified in Queens this morning two thieves were stabbed by an elderly man who they were attempting to Rob one of the thieves was stabbed in the chest and later died at a local hospital the other Thief remains hospitalized with lacerations to his face the elderly man was UN hurt during the incident and has not been prosecuted as the DA has stated he was acting in self-defense analyst comments for this wire as the shootdown incident in the Red Sea constitutes a cascading series of exceptionally grave mistakes the investigation into the Downing of this aircraft is very serious prior to this incident the last time a US Navy vessel shot down one of their own aircraft was June 17th 1968 involving an F4 Phantom in the USS Long Beach this is the only other known incident where a US Navy ship shot down a military aircraft from their own strike group though this other Vietnam era incident took place during the era where identification Friend or Foe systems were in their infancy this incident has further caused concerns regarding the risks to commercial Aviation due to the observation that if the US Navy cannot identify one of their own aircraft despite having a plethora of identification means the risks to commercial aviation in the region are very likely elevated this concludes the wire for 2200 Zulu December 23rd 20124