Posted on Sep 11, 2018
The inside story of how a US Navy pilot shot down a Syrian jet
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He sipped coffee at nearly 700 miles per hour, 20,000 feet above the Earth, roaring toward the battle of Raqqa. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael “M.O.B.” Tremel had a hunch the day’s mission would be different than the others he had flown into the gut of war-ravaged Syria, dropping bombs to protect friendly forces in the fight against the Islamic State.
The inside story of how a US Navy pilot shot down a Syrian jet
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Navy Pilot Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for Shooting Down Syrian Jet - OpsLens
United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Michael “MOB” Tremel, anF/A-18ESuper Hornetpilot with the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Saturday for shooting down a Syrian jet last year. The shootdown occurred over Raqqa on June 18, 2017 and was the first air-to-air kill for a U.S. pilot …
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