Russian Jets Continue To 'Buzz' U.S. Navy Ships

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter sails through the Bosporus on its way to the Black Sea, June 6, 2016 © Murad Sezer / Reuters

Washington Free Beacon: Russian Jets Buzzed U.S. Destroyer

Multiple low passes near warship raised fears of 'miscalculation'

Four Russian military aircraft conducted low passes against a U.S. destroyer in the Black Sea last week, the first such military provocation since the new Trump administration took office.

The incident took place Feb. 10 and involved the USS Porter, a guided missile destroyer, fending off low flights by what the commander of the ship regarded as potentially dangerous flybys.

"There were several incidents involving multiple Russian aircraft," said Navy Capt. Danny Hernandez, spokesman for the European Command. "They were assessed by the commanding officer as unsafe and unprofessional."

The first buzzing involved two Russian Su-24 jet fighters followed by a single Su-24 and, in a third incident, an IL-38 transport aircraft.

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WNU Editor: The US Navy was blunt on what the USS Porter was going to do in the Black Sea last week .... The Navy is patrolling Putin's backyard as the U.S. weighs a new Russia strategy (Navy Times). These low passes is Russia's response.