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View from the Cockpit: The Night the U.S. Air Force Defended Israel from Iran

EPISODE · Jul 4, 2025 · 1H 6M

View from the Cockpit: The Night the U.S. Air Force Defended Israel from Iran

from FDD's Foreign Podicy · host FDD, Cliff May

Guest host Bradley Bowman is joined by U.S. Air Force pilots Lt. Col. Brian “Bud” Leitzke and Lt. Col. Kevin “Rowdy” Murphy for an exclusive firsthand account of April 13, 2024, when Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel. Bud and Rowdy's squadron scrambled into the night sky in one of the largest U.S. air combat missions in years. What followed was a high-stakes, real-time defense of Israeli and American interests.

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