It's concerning that there are three leaks of videos of the incident. The Brits threw their F35 accident leaker in the slammer. This is a good opportunity to demonstrate the consequences of ignoring security protocols.
I like watching and analyzing stuff, but there is no way any of us outside the need to know community should be seeing it. Apparently the PLAT video was being played in some unknown crew area:
The Navy is investigating the unauthorized release of a video that shows the ramp strike of an F-35C Lightning II aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The footage comes from flight deck cameras aboard the carriers, Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for commander, Naval Air Forces, told USNI News. The...
news.usni.org
"The video, which was posted on social media over the weekend, is footage of a computer screen in a space aboard a U.S. warship while the Starz television drama “Power” plays in the background..."
Everyone in that room should be keelhauled. Not so much for the leak, but for watching "Starz".
If we ever get involved in a near-peer conflict, all an enemy will have to do is follow the EM signature of troops' phones. If we were smart, we'd have plans to saturate areas where we aren't with cellphone traffic. Maybe advertise a free Nickelback concert.
Any word on the pilot or injured crew?