At this moment, we see a heavy sense of landing. After the crash of the fighter plane shocked the world, the search and rescue work of the US military stationed in Japan finally came to an end, but unfortunately, the eight crew members did not survive. U.S. Defense Secretaries Lloyd Austin and Biden separately expressed deep distress. The outcome of this accident will undoubtedly have a major impact on the US military and US-Japan relations. However, from this result, we were able to analyze several key messages about the importance of military aircraft, about the grounding requested by Japan, the problems with Osprey fighters, and the expansion of U.S. military influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Let's dive in.
The crashed "Osprey" transport plane has attracted much attention, and the eight crew members on board have attracted even more attention. It has been learned that the "Osprey" is one of the most frequently used military aircraft by the US special forces and is also the main fighter plane sold by the United States to foreign countries, and its importance cannot be underestimated. Although this is not the first time that the Osprey transport plane has crashed, the United States has taken the handling of this accident with special attention. In particular, the United States not only sent an aircraft carrier to assist in the search and rescue process, which is a very rare move. So why did the United States take this accident so seriously?Is it because of the importance of the "Osprey" itself, or is the identity of the people on board unusually special?Or is there an important document or equipment on board that needs to be salvaged?These questions have led to a lot of speculation. The U.S. side disclosed that these eight people are from two bases of the U.S. military stationed in Japan, the Yokota base and the Kadena base, which means that they are very likely to be important. However, whether there is a deeper secret hidden in this, we will have to wait for the Pentagon's response.
After the results of the accident were announced, the United States did not propose to ground the Osprey fighters, which may be difficult for Japan to accept. After all, in this accident, all the people on board were killed, and such a serious result shows that the accident may be very complicated, and may not even be "accidental" or "exceptional". Therefore, after the accident, Japan demanded that the US military ground the "Osprey" fighter until the investigation of the accident was concluded. However, the United States directly ignored this request and continued to take off and land the "Osprey" fighter 14 times in just three days after the accident, which was very embarrassing to Japan and also demonstrated the arrogant attitude of the United States. Now, the United States has announced the results of the search and rescue operation, but it has not mentioned the grounding, and the grounding request for the "Osprey" fighter is basically hopeless. The United States will not consider grounding the Osprey unless a follow-up investigation reveals systemic problems with the Osprey. However, before that, we cannot be sure whether similar accidents will continue to occur with the "Osprey" fighters of the US military stationed in Japan, which is currently impossible.
Although the search and rescue work of the US military has come to an end, the aircraft carrier they sent has no intention of evacuating, which raises people's thoughts. After all, after the crash of an Osprey fighter, the United States sent an aircraft carrier to assist in the salvage, which seems overkill and incomprehensible. Some people interpret this situation as a mere pretense for the United States to send aircraft carriers, but in fact it is for the purpose of long-term presence and deployment of US aircraft carriers in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby expanding US military influence in the region and even further interfering in the Asia-Pacific situation. In any case, we must admit that in order to promote the so-called "pivot to the Asia-Pacific" strategy, the United States has made a lot of efforts, constantly deploying military forces, and waiting for opportunities to stir up the regional situation. And this crash, whether it will be an opportunity for them to make a big fuss, needs our close attention.
We have witnessed a major accident that has touched the nerves of the international community. The crash of a US fighter plane stationed in Japan not only hit the military hard, but also brought challenges to US-Japan relations. But let's keep our sanity and think around the key message of this accident. Whether there is a secret inside story about the identities of the people on board, whether the grounding controversy will continue, and what is the purpose of the aircraft carrier's stay, these are all questions that we should go deep into. Now, let's wait and see what happens. In this time of uncertainty and challenges, we need to keep a clear head, look at all this with a scientific attitude, and draw our own thoughts and inspirations from it.