The story of the midair collision ?between an F/A-18D and
KC-130J on Dec. 6, 2018, as reported by the Marine Corps Times in September is
now out for the entire world to see.
It is, sadly, a damning indictment of the leadership at
every level of Marine aviation.
I cannot claim to speak for all who were the leaders of
prior years, but I firmly believe this tragedy indicates that the current
generation of aviation leaders have failed their Marines. And that, gentlemen,
is neither the example nor the lesson those of us who were leaders in prior
years passed on.
Before patting yourselves on the back for doing the right
thing by relieving the commanding officer, XO, operations officer, and aviation
safety officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, you may want
to consider whether that action really solved the problem. You know the answer
to that one, a resounding no!
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