[kristinn]

According to press reports. The pilot and crew member were picked up by rebels somewhere outside Benghazi.

[driftdiver]

“The identities will be released after the next of kin have been notified. “

Next of kin? Kinda the wrong context for that isn’t it.

[FReepaholic]

...The identities will be released after the next of kin have been notified...

You don't usually notify next of kin of they're alive.

[Darkwolf377]

I’d want to be notified if this happened to someone in my family, before it appears on TV.

It’ll be good to hear them once they’re back home—nice to know who these ‘rebels’ are that we’re fighting for.

[kristinn]

NBC reports one crew member was rescued by U.S. search and resue, the other by rebels. The other crew member is in the process of being picked up by U.S. search and rescue.

Mechanical failure is being blamed for the crash east of Benghazi with the pilot and crew member safely ejecting.

[sergeantdave]

“UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces.”

Really? So we’re bombing who, where, why and for what? Anyone have a scorecard?

[SECURE AMERICA]

Glad the crew is safe.
Loved Lakenheath when I was there way back when.

[tsmith130]

Pics of the downed plane (here)

[mmercier]

A future similar incident is US how ground actions will initiate.

Especially when we have a female pilot taken, sitting on qaddafi's lap on a live cnn broadcast with boulf blitzer straighting quadfers robes and telling the bitch to suck it up before going live.

This was likely a technical incident, or will necessarily be related as such.

We need to get out of this particular theater, there is nothing there for us but liability and embarrassment.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

These, uh, 20 millimeter or 40 millimeter sparrows, sir?

[manc]

why the hell we’re there is beyond me and how hypocritical for the left now to say they have no problem with another war.

A war which has nothing at all to do with us and will cost us more money while we’re fighting two other wars.

What do these hypocritical idiots say but wiht changed words, ah yes

oabma lied and people died

[luvie]

Prayers that they truly are and will stay safe!

[grobdriver]

after the next of kin have been notified

Not usually associated with "safe"...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

LIBYA=

Lakenheath
Is
Bombing
Your
A$$

Love it when I can dust off and reuse old 80s memes.

[SueRae]

Just saw footage on Fox of the unfired ordnance, right down to the contract number and serial number. We need to recover that stuff before they do..

[dan_s]

Behind him his F15 Strike Eagle was a burning wreck. He had parachuted into a field of sheep somewhere near Benghazi airbase and needed to escape - his fellow crew member had landed in another field nearby.

Raising his hands in the air he called out "OK, OK" to greet the crowd. But he need not have worried.

"I hugged him and said don't be scared we are your friends," said Younis Amruni, 27.

A queue formed to shake the hand of the airman, as locals thanked him for his role in the attacks.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8397953/US-jet-crashes-in-Libya-airman-would-not-have-known-if-he-approached-friend-or-foe.html

[ladyvet]

...Incident in Libya;crew safe,

A plane crash is an "incident". Hmmmm....strange choice of words.

[mulder1]

U.S. F-15’s and AV Harriers being used in ground attack operations. Looks like the original statement by Hilderbeast about the U.S. only assisting with refueling operations was a bold face lie.

[Forgotten Amendments]

In WWII my Dad was in the AAF in 44-45. If shot down, they were terrified of our “allies”, the Russians. The first thing they were to do was to find German military and surrender. Those who fell into Soviet hands had a tendency to never be heard from again. And, German farmers would pitchfork them.

The initial mystery involving the “rebels” here reminds me of that.

[WaterBoard]

Here is one of the $400,000 AIM-120C missiles from the downed F-15E.

[jda]

A prayer request: A good friend, a fighter pilot, was just deployed last week after 6 tours in Afghanistan. Please pray for all of the US and coalition fighters and their families, but especially these two pilots and their families - our friend was just married last summer.