In a statement, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crashed while conducting routine operations at about 2:45 p.m. local time.
It had deployed from aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and was assigned to "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73.
All three crew members were rescued.
The second incident involved a F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22.
According to the Navy, it went down at 3:15 p.m. while also conducting routine operations.
"Both crew members successfully ejected and were also safely recovered by search-and-rescue assets assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11," it said.
"All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition."
The incidents are under investigation.
Commissioned in 1975, the USS Nimitz is on its final deployment, which began late March, USNI News reported. It had operated in the Middle East this summer as part of U.S. military plans to thwart Houthi attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and had entered the South China Sea on Oct. 17.
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