According to the US Navy, the incident occurred at around 12:10 p.m. MDT during the second day of the event in Idaho. The aircraft involved belonged to Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-129, based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
US-Iran tensions rose after explosions in southern Iran and naval exchanges near Hormuz, even as Trump insisted the ceasefire remained in effect.
Phelan’s removal is being seen as part of a broader churn within the military hierarchy overseen by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In recent weeks, several top-ranking officers have been pushed out, including Army chief Randy George and other senior commanders.
CENTCOM footage captures a high-risk boarding operation at sea, offering a rare look at how US forces respond to non-compliant vessels in tense regional waters.
A six-hour maritime standoff ended with US forces firing on and boarding an Iranian cargo ship, marking a sharp escalation as ceasefire tensions between Washington and Tehran intensify.
A US naval interception of an Iranian cargo vessel has triggered fresh tensions, with Tehran warning of retaliation and rejecting diplomatic signals ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline.
India flags concern over attacks on merchant ships as Washington and Tehran trade accusations, dispute fresh talks, and push the Gulf crisis closer to another dangerous turn.
The oil prices reacted sharply to the United States (US) President Donald Trump’s statement over the blockage of Strait of Hormuz jumping above $100 a barrel on Monday.
As US Navy SEALs helicopters swept into Pakistan's Abbottabad garrison town early on May 2, 2011, to neutralise their biggest adversary, Osama Bin Laden, President Asif Ali Zardari was awake that night - stitching up a power deal to bolster up the PPP government, his former advisor has disclosed.
A US Navy destroyer arrived at a naval base on the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday for a replenishment purpose, the South Korean Navy said.
