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Strikes on airplanes has soared in the last few years. thousands are reported each year nationwide. last year, nearly 4,000 incidents. michaela. >> they're messing with the wrong people. this time, the camm ecamera trained right on them. and 7,000 kurdish forces on a mission to retake that see from isis. the u.s. playing a pivotal role. u.s. airplaning providing that at all times. we'll take you to nick paton walsh. >> reporter: 9:00 local time last night, we can see the night sky lit up by a series of explosions part of day's efforts by coalition forces to soften up the. defenders. it's sym...

Of, the same base which is in virginia beach. >> how often does this sort of thing happen. >> as a pilot you're always concerned if you do have a eject, you're always concerned about where you're located because you do not want to eject over a populated area. that's why our training areas are actually over water. this pilot may have been doing some tactical training and may have been doing some practice landings on an aircraft carrier. >> working 45 miles off the coast is not unusual at all? >> that is not unusual. as i said, that's where a lot of our training areas are. you have to get away f...