Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior [Image 16 of 22]

PACIFIC OCEAN

06.23.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza  

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Images and video newly released by the Department capture 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, including by approaching a distance of just 40 feet before repeatedly flying above and below the U.S. aircraft and flashing its weapons. After the U.S. operator radioed the PLA fighter jet, the PLA pilot responded using explicit language, including an expletive.

• Date Taken: 06.23.2022
• Date Posted: 10.16.2023 17:10
• Photo ID: 8074190
• VIRIN: 220623-D-ZZ999-1004
• Resolution: 1613x916
• Size: 143.51 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN