【6月25日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

Two crew members of a US army helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were rescued by an American sea drone, US officials have confirmed. It was the first time the US military publicly confirmed that type of vessel was used in such an operation.

US Central Command said the two soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition after their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters.

US President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down the aircraft while it was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and in response, ordered retaliatory strikes in the country.

The crew members were rescued by an unmanned surface vehicle - a US Navy Corsair - that was operated by Task Force 59, said US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins.

The task force is a Bahrain-based unit that the US military launched in recent years to focus on the operational deployment of unmanned systems teamed with manned operators to bolster maritime security across the Middle East region.

中譯：

美國官員證實，美國陸軍一架直升機週一在荷莫茲海峽附近墜毀後，機上2名機組人員被一艘美軍海上無人載具成功救起。這是美軍首次公開證實使用此類無人艇執行救援任務。

美國中央司令部表示，2名士兵當時搭乘的AH-64阿帕契直升機在阿曼海岸附近執行區域水域巡邏任務時墜毀，大約2小時內被安全救出，情況穩定。

美國總統川普指控伊朗擊落當時正在荷莫茲海峽巡邏的直升機，並因此下令對伊朗境內目標發動報復性攻擊。

美國海軍上校霍金斯表示，2名機組人員是由一艘無人水面載具所救起，該載具為美國海軍的「海盜」無人艇，由第59特遣部隊操作。

第59特遣部隊駐紮於巴林，為美軍近年所成立，專責將無人系統與操作人員結合運用，藉此強化整個中東地區的海上安全。

─關鍵軍語─

※retaliatory strikes：報復性攻擊

※unmanned surface vehicle：無人水面載具