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From the planners to the pilots to the weapons officers to the maintenance crew, there was not a dude in sight. everyone involved in this two-ship f-15e combat mission was a woman. >> we knew we were going to take off in support of the guys on the ground. most likely we were going to have to drop some bombs. >> reporter: and what a mission it was. as our mike boettcher saw from the ground, the fighting in the kunar province was intense. the air support from the f-15 adding a layer of protection and firepower vital to the soldiers' success and apparently made all the better given that the voice...

Time before becoming separated. diana is aboard the ship that helped rescue them. hi there, diana. tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, i apologize for the noise. obviously we are onboard a vessel which is carrying a lot of the jets carrying out regular strike missions into eastern libya as part of operation odyssey freedom. and one of them down there is conducting a high-speed turn, they're testing out the engine, which is why you're hearing this noise. what happened is on monday night this f-15e u.s. fighter jet suffered problems over eastern libya. the pilot and his weapons officer wer...

Out after a morning show appearance. what question reportedly sent him off? first, the latest headlines out of libya. the on-scene commander of the international coalition for libya told a news conference this afternoon civilians are under attack by moammar gadhafi's forces in misrata. the last rebel stronghold in western libya. the admiral said the coalition is, quote, considering all options but did not elaborate. despite coalition air strikes, gadhafi's forces are battling for a key rebel-held city in eastern libya. heavy fighting and shelling is reported there. both american crew members...

We want to update you on some breaking news we have been following. a u.s. f-15e fighter jet is down in libya. the u.s. military says the cause of the crash is believed to be mechanical failure, not enemy fire. you're looking at a representation of an f-15 right now. one crew man is in the -- the pilot, is reportedly rescued by rebel forces, rebels against the gadhafi government. we're unclear on what's happening with the other crewman, an operations officer in the process of being recovered. we are working to find out that status right now. but as we know, an f-15e has gone down in libya. we'...

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