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Do that. we talked about the overwatch. we have the unmanned aircraft and other drone systems that have very good optical and other means of looking down. we look what happened around the gate. we identified patterns. highly trained people to take a look at that we also have our aircraft that we fly locally. av-64s that i mentioned and other manned aircraft that come off of the carrier that we have off of the coast as well as u.s. air force aircraft that we bring up from out of afghanistan. ever...

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And i wasnt the only one that might have been on that plane that night. but it does, you know, help you reflect on the importance of destiny. and the fact that life is fragile, sometimes. and you have to be very careful. it also helped me take a harder look at the missions we did with our ac-130s. and if that meant anything, my heart to their family goes out to them. i hope that reflected on me to make better decisions on air crews that would follow in the foot steps of stray 59. >> weve all hea...

Following this story in eastern syria. ben? >> reporter: yes, good morning, george. well, there was intense overnight bombardment of that slim sliver of land just along the euphrates. what we heard was what sounded like ac-130 smepecter gunships, which are used for attacking personnel as opposed to vehicles or buildings. we understand from a spokesman from the syrian democratic force thats there are perhaps a few hundred jihadis left along the euphrates and that some of them have made it clear t...

Thats disturbing to read lets put up the picture again of the ac 1:30. they are able to jam the ac 130. what are these doing question mike what are they for us? >> its a highly capable gunship, but it provides gunfire. the russians are trying to interfere with the hf and uhf radio frequencies. i dont think theyre being as effective as they would like to be, but this is all putin. they have brought all of that to syria to test out our u.s.-led coalition and our partners. >> martha: how do we figh...

Texas. we took that week in texas and went around and saw destruction like i have never seen before. and then we went and decided to head over to florida. and caught the tail end of that one as well. this just kind of snuck up on us. so, you know, i tengsded to aim high a little bit in life, so i reached out to try to get a c 130 cargo jet to get supplies. and managed to get the plane and some pilots and some people and working with some guys from the flip flop flotilla who are former special fo...

Riding along with a c 130. for the crew, flights like this one are common but never routine. for security reasons, we can only identify the crew by their ranks and first mates. >> we just main vigilance. situational awareness when theres always other things going on. everybody gets saturated. we make sure we keep focus on getting the mission done. >> the iraqi army backed by u.s. force system fighting an intense battle trying to oust isis from its largest stronghold, mosul. as the war intensifie...

White house this year. >> the taliban have made major gains over the last year. general campbell already last week said we need upwards of 10,000 troops which is double the number the president is currently looking at. >> a senior u.s. defense official tells fox that the team of special operators, the injured americans and the downed helicopter crew have been holed up in that compound for hours. describing a harrowing scene. an ac-130 was called in for cover until another rescue can be mounted w...

Operations commander, who called in the air strike, never put his eyes on the target, didnt see the target, and that is absolutely required under the rules of engagement. and there were so many problems with the aircraft itself. many of its electronic, critical to combat operations, had been knocked out, or were just not working properly. and the crew aboard that ac-130 never properly identified the target. now, here is what is at the crux of the matter, i believe. those ac-130s, are not suppose...

The mission and trying to bring them become into the country to fight the fight. well, that was a complete failure and now essentially theyre trying to do something similar with existing forces. they say they have been successful when they have been able to enhance the work of existing forces in iraq and syria. the problem is they have not been able to find reliable partners on a -- as is often need be to really make a difference in this war. also, a part of this, of course, is diplomacy. the po...