{"id":37980,"date":"2016-02-05T00:03:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T00:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:36:00","slug":"oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The rate\u00a0of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady, despite efforts to improve\u00a0update<\/span> systems, according to members of the House Armed Services Committee, who grilled top Navy officers on the issue at a hearing Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilots are experiencing so-called <\/span>hypoxia events at a rate of 20 to 30 per 100,000 flight hours, a figure that hasn’t changed in several years, said\u00a0Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Massachusetts<\/span>., said, a figure that hasn’t changed in several years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is, I think, an issue that despite all your investments and policies and training and everything else \u2026\u00a0the numbers still don’t go down,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hypoxia,\u00a0a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body, can\u00a0prevent\u00a0pilots from\u00a0thinking clearly or reacting quickly while flying\u00a0faster than the speed of sound. They may notice themselves gasping for air or\u00a0getting light-headed, but its effects may also include lower mental acuity,\u00a0delayed response time, a degradation of basic motor skills and loss of consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy has kept a close eye on the problem since 2009,\u00a0requiring reporting of <\/span>all incidents to be reported as the service updates while updating <\/span>cockpit filtration systems and developsing<\/span> technology to monitor oxygen levels in –<\/span>flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The rates started to climb in 2010. That\u2019s the year that we told everyone, okay <\/span>‘OK, we think there\u2019s a problem here, at Navy leadership<\/span>,'”\u00a0\u00a0said Rear Adm. Mike Manazir, director of air warfare. “The phenomenon that you\u2019re seeing between 2010 and now is an increase in reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy has fielded\u00a018 or 19 changes to the aircraft so far, said Rear Adm. Michael Moran, director of the tactical aircraft program office. That includes\u00a0, including <\/span>new filtration systems in about 219 jets, with a goal of adding 40 more\u00a0each\u00a0month going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For pilots and aircrew, hypoxia training has been ramped up to once a year rather than every four years, with dedicated simulation training for pilots every two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What we do with the trainer now is, you get into a simulated cockpit on the ground, put an oxygen mask on and the system is set up so you can fly and they gradually reduce your oxygen content, and they train us to recognize\u00a0the symptoms,” Manazir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in flight, the fix is a manual oxygen bottle that a pilot can use to regain enough stability to land the Hornet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the main issues in tackling the problem is that the aircraft don’t have a monitoring system to see what exactly <\/span>is coming through the cockpit’s filter, which cleans out nitrogen, carbon monoxide and other gases or toxins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s like chasing a ghost: You can\u2019t figure it out,<\/span> because the monitoring devices that do this are not on the airplane,” Manazir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To work on that, researchers at Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, are testing whether there are unanticipated contaminants getting to pilots, and if a device could be added to their emergency gear to detect those contaminants them <\/span>while still in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That system is scheduled to go online in 2017, Moran said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, Tsongas pressed for another solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I appreciate Adm. Moran talking about the manual backup oxygen system, but I think we all would be concerned by the fact that you’re asking a potentially incapacitated pilot to help himself out of this,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The manual tank could have anywhere from minutes to an hour’s worth of breathable air if used perfectly, she said, but the pilot could be hours away from the carrier at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As you’re looking at creating a budget, an automatic system is something that would give\u00a0much more time, and he or she would not have to activate it themselves,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manazir stressed that the Navy is confident in the F\/A-18’s systems and the <\/span>pilots’ ability to recognize and respond to hypoxia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A physiological event occurs when a pilot feels dizzy, feels confused, feels a little strange in the airplane,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there were concerns about the aircraft’s safety, he added, the fleet would be grounded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":71181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[12,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3308],"class_list":["post-37980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"6H2I3DMDA5BIJFXQ6WBQIYVTD4","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\nOxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Meghann Myers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Meghann Myers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#article\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"author\": {\n\t \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t },\n\t \"headline\": \"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00\",\n\t \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"wordCount\": 694,\n\t \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg\",\n\t \"articleSection\": [\n\t \"News\",\n\t \"Your Navy\"\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#respond\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots - Navy Times\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"The rate of F\\\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/05\\\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"News\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 3,\n\t \"name\": \"Your Navy\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/\",\n\t \"ad_zone\": \"your-navy\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 4,\n\t \"name\": \"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t \"logo\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t }\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t },\n\t \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots - Navy Times","description":"The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots","og_description":"The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00","author":"Meghann Myers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Meghann Myers","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots","datePublished":"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/"},"wordCount":694,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg","articleSection":["News","Your Navy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/","name":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2016-02-05T00:03:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T19:36:00+00:00","description":"The rate of F\/A-18 Hornet pilots experiencing loss of oxygen mid-flight is holding steady despite efforts to update systems.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/02\/05\/oxygen-deprivation-continues-to-threaten-navy-fighter-pilots\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Your Navy","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/","ad_zone":"your-navy"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Oxygen deprivation continues to threaten Navy fighter pilots"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635902083461455140-790242jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37984,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37980\/revisions\/37984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37980"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=37980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}