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What we know about a downed US F-15 and its crew in Iran
Several reports indicate one of the two flyers on board was rescued in a large-scale rescue operation.
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These Marine Raider veterans are now playable characters in ‘Battlefield 6’
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USS Tripoli, 2,200 Marines arrive in the Middle East
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