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Dan Caine: “The pilot then made the decision to eject over friendly…”

Featuring: Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | National

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Trump warns Iran on precipice of widespread destruction in national address

Published | Video Starts at 34:33

This pilot continued to fight, continued the mission and then upon exit flew his aircraft into another country and determined that the airplane was not landable. This was one of our A10 Sandy aircraft. The pilot then made the decision to eject over friendly territory and was quickly and safely recovered and is doing fine. After picking up Dude 44 Alpha, the HH60 Jolly Green fight was engaged by every single person in Iran who had a small arms weapon. (34:33–34:42)

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Asserts that the pilot of the hit Sandy aircraft ejected over friendly territory and was safely recovered.

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