Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior [Image 19 of 22]

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.11.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza  

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Images newly released by the Department captures a PLA fighter jet in the course of conducting a coercive and risky intercept against a lawfully operating U.S. asset in the South China Sea. The PLA fighter crossed in front of the U.S. aircraft at a distance of 100 yards, forcing the U.S. aircraft to fly through the PLA plane’s wake turbulence.

• Date Taken: 01.11.2022
• Date Posted: 10.16.2023 17:10
• Photo ID: 8074193
• VIRIN: 220111-D-ZZ999-1002
• Resolution: 1214x684
• Size: 96.19 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN