The U.S. military has recently suffered some misfortunes during the Yellow Sea exercise, and the crash of an F-16 fighter jet has once again attracted attention. According to information from the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China**, the PLA plans to conduct live-fire firing in the northern Yellow Sea, a news that appears to be somewhat counter-tat-to-tat with the US military's military exercises.
However, a closer look reveals that the PLA has recently frequently carried out various military missions in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea regions, and has conducted several live firings, showing a state of high-intensity training. At the same time, the PLA Navy not only has to face complex geopolitics in the sea area, but also has to deal with a number of arduous coastal defense tasks such as training, patrolling, anti-submarine, air defense, and escort.
Although the PLA Navy is limited, it is still able to maintain a normalized high-intensity combat state, which shows that logistics maintenance can keep up with the rhythm. In stark contrast, the US Navy is often rusty, while major combat aircraft such as F-16, F-22, and F-35 frequently crash, and even large aircraft P8A anti-submarine aircraft have also had accidents that have taxied off the runway.
This shows that the US military's current logistical support can no longer support its current operational and training needs, and it is actually slapping its face and becoming fat. The F-16 fighter that crashed in the Yellow Sea this time also makes people think that in order to maintain its so-called hegemony, the US military carried out high-intensity military activities in the Yellow Sea, but unfortunately crashed. This performance is essentially a slap in the face and fat man, which is not conducive to maintaining its dominant position in the region.
Recalling the previous attempt of the US military to conduct a beach-grabbing landing exercise in the Yellow Sea, the PLA directly dispatched its main forces in response, and this time the F-16 crash incident occurred. If the US military does not reflect on itself and vainly tries to regain dominance in the Yellow Sea, it may lead to even more serious consequences. Therefore, the US military needs to have a clear understanding of the situation, constantly improve its own logistical support level, and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.