{"id":7516,"date":"2013-07-22T07:23:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T07:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=7516"},"modified":"2013-07-22T07:23:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T07:23:33","slug":"us-jets-bomb-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=7516","title":{"rendered":"US jets bomb heritage site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two US fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs in Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park after a training exercise went wrong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two AV-8B Harrier jets were launched from aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme Richard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each jettisoned an inert bomb and an unarmed explosive bomb in the World Heritage-listed marine park, off the coast of Queensland, on Tuesday last week, the US 7th Fleet said at the weekend. There were no explosions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The four bombs were dropped in more than 50m of water away from coral to minimise the possibility of damage to the reef, the navy said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7517\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/harrierjets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7517\" alt=\"AV-8B Harrier jets\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/harrierjets.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AV-8B Harrier jets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The jets &#8211; from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit &#8211; had intended to drop their ordnance on the Townshend Island bombing range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the mission was aborted when controllers reported the area was not clear of hazards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pilots had to jettison the bombs because they were low on fuel and could not land while carrying them, the navy said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 28000 US and Australian military personnel are taking part in a biennial joint training exercise, Talisman Saber, which lasts for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US Navy and the Marine Corps are working with Australian authorities to identify all the factors that contributed to the incident, the navy said.- Sapa\/AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two US fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs in Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park after a training exercise went wrong. The two AV-8B Harrier jets were launched from aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme Richard. 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