the engine s fan blade. one passenger killed, seven injured. it could have been far worse if not for the incredible actions of a former navy pilot who was at the control. good morning to you. her name is tammie jo shults age 56. what did she do? first of all i want to say this is a really great day for naval aviation and we re very proud of her and what she did. the navy has just confirmed she is one of the first women to transition to tactical jets in the navy. she flew the f-18 hornet and prowler. but in this particular situation she obviously took quick command and made quick decisions. this was a complex emergency when you think about it. not only do they have to deal with a rapid loss of pressurization which at the altitudes when you re in the 30,000 to 40,000 foot range
70% of the f-18 hornet s can t fly. and they have 41 fewer warships than they did on 9/11. and the navy has half as many ships as they did during ronald reagan s era. the military is stretched and doing more with less. in military is being asked to make preparations on north kore north korea. and there are some in this country that are very concerned. and they will meet here at the reagan library tomorrow. shannon: thank you for reporting on that. and the threat that poses to our men and women. they will continue throughout this weekend. and with what was being told to
70% of the f-18 hornet s can t fly. and they have 41 fewer warships than they did on 9/11. and the navy has half as many ships as they did during ronald reagan s era. the military is stretched and doing more with less. in military is being asked to make preparations on north kore north korea. and there are some in this country that are very concerned. and they will meet here at the reagan library tomorrow. shannon: thank you for reporting on that. and the threat that poses to our men and women. they will continue throughout this weekend. and with what was being told to
lug it around in the form of liquid oxygen in their airplane. ainsley: f-18 was used to shoot down that syrian jet. we need good planes. when you pull that ring 10 minutes of breathable air. if you are over syria you can t descend and fly for 10 minutes. you need a better solution than that. that s what the navy says they are working on right now. brian: thanks a lot. appreciate it letter. 18 minutes now before the top of the hour. straight ahead. after a string of revive lent protests in last wednesday s political assassination attempts. even experts are worried that the radical left is a danger to the american public. lieutenant colonel tony shaffer says it s only going to get worse. ainsley: this woman thought she was picking up her dog s toy. she was in a big surprise when it started moving. so did she. that s no squeak toy. it was doing hurdles
in fact, page three of the executive summary finding one has quote proved allusive. systems supposed to provide clean breathable air with oxygen. t-85 trainer and f-18 hornet. take a look. i visited naval air station ocean annal for the latest look at technologies being used to train f-18 pilots to handle system failures that have been plaguing the fleet. field off the nose there. the breathing device allows pilots to experience oxygen loss while flying but in the safety of a similarity. as a former f-18 pilot, i gave it a try. we can put this oxygen mask on and slowly decrease that amount of objection concentration we are getting to simulate as best we can exactly what the pilot would experience in the airplane itself. all set. thumbs up. pilots could become dizzy, euphoric or even pass out. light headed.