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U.S. Rescues Two Saudi Fighter Pilots After Splashdown Near Yemen
NBC News ^
| Friday, March 27, 2015
| Jim Miklaszewski
Posted on 03/27/2015 4:58:50 PM PDT by kristinn
The U.S. Air Force and Navy rescued two Saudi pilots Friday after they ejected from their F-15 fighter over the Gulf of Aden during combat operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Saudi jet apparently suffered some mechanical problem forcing the pilots to eject. A U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk special operations helicopter and crew were dispatched from Djibouti to rescue the Saudi pilots.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedayemen; djibouti; eject; gwot; iran; israel; pilots; rescue; saudiarabia; splashdown; usaf; usnavy; waronterror; yemen
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posted on
03/27/2015 4:58:50 PM PDT
by
kristinn
To: kristinn
Those two guys have never been happier than to see that helo coming.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:01:23 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: kristinn
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:01:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: kristinn
Those are some seriously shark infested waters..
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:02:43 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Certified Islamophobe..)
To: kristinn
Good, at least we are doing something over there.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:03:22 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Boy that Ted Cruz sure is catching alot of flak.)
To: kristinn
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:03:59 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: kristinn
Will Brak punish anyone for it?
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:06:28 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
No, the pilots were Muslim.
Duhh....
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:08:02 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Lurkinanloomin
Amen. Nothing like a rescue after a bail out.
God bless the men that fly and fight.
I've known parajumpers along the coast and I loved feeding those guys.
/johnny
To: AppyPappy
But these muslim pilots were fighting against Øbama's muslim pilots.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:11:44 PM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: AppyPappy
Well, yes.
But they were flying against his “success story” in Yemen.
Killing bad guys gets the flop eared freak really angry.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:12:09 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
"Will Brak punish anyone for it?" Probably. Zero must have been livid that the Saudi's didn't get his blessing before they launched their air campaign. Indeed, didn't even tell him first 'cause they didn't trust him with the information. Afraid he'd leak it.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:12:13 PM PDT
by
Jaxter
(Si vis pacem para bellum.)
To: AppyPappy
Although, they may have trade value... lets see, 2 Saudi muslims for 10 Houthi rebel generals. Plus some cash, and a player to be named later.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:12:54 PM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: kristinn
I’ll bet these pilots last names weren’t Smith, Doherty, Stevens or Woods.
To: Jaxter
I get the feeling that the only reason we got Osama was because nobody told Brak beforehand.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:14:25 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Jaxter
Zero must have been livid that the Saudi's didn't get his blessing before they launched their air campaign. Nah, that's who he gets his orders from.
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posted on
03/27/2015 5:40:26 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: kristinn
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posted on
03/27/2015 6:10:02 PM PDT
by
EEGator
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