Mishaps. (Airscoop).

On 17 January, an F/A-18C Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 25 suffered Class A damage after departing the runway on rollout in Australia.

A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 F/A-18SD Hornet was lost over the southern California operations area on 17 January, with no fatalities.

On 22 January two AH-1W Super Cobras of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 collided during operations at Laredo International Airport, Texas. The pilots and copilots of both aircraft were killed.

An F-14D Tomcat of Fighter Squadron 213 crashed during operations with Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) near Puerto Rico on 26 January. The aircrew ejected safely and were recovered.

On 11 February, an E/A-6B Prowler of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 was lost at sea following an arrested landing on board John C. Stennis (CYN 74) in the southern California operations area. The three-person aircrew ejected safely and was recovered.

On 18 February, an F/A-18C Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 crashed while operating from Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the western Pacific. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered.

An F/A-18C of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 suffered Class A damage after it free-fell on an elevator aboard Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on 1 March.

On 12 March, an E-2C Hawkeye of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 suffered Class A damage when its landing gear and wings collapsed and it caught fire after departing the runway upon landing at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.