Mid-Air between USMC Cobra and USCG Hercules
The Coast Guard is on a real life SAR mission....but has no NVG's.
The Marines are doing a combat training mission....blacked out but using NVG's.
The USCG aircraft has been in contact with the USN Air Traffic Controller responsible for the airspace for over two hours.
The finger pointing begins.
The Marines say the Coasties could have prevented the mid-air if they had used NVG's.....but skip over the fact their crew was using NVG's.
The Coasties are doing a night time SAR mission....and did not have NVG's?
Both aircraft were in contact with the Air Traffic Controller and neither were told of the other or heard the other talking to ATC?
OH....there's a lot of finger pointing that can and should be done!
Some Colonels and Captains (navy/coastie colonels) need to be relieved of command is what needs to happen here!