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U.S. launched "air armada" to rescue F-15 crew in Iran

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U.S. launched "air armada" to rescue F-15 crew in Iran
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The U.S. military employed hundreds of people and some 176 aircraft over the weekend to rescue the crew of an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle downed deep inside Iran.The big picture: This "air armada," as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine described it at the White House on Monday, helped pull off a pair of "incredibly dangerous" extractions, bringing home the pilot and weapon-system officer (WSO).Their callsigns were Dude 44A and Dude 44B.Among the aircraft used were bombers, fighters, refueling

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