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2 NC-based F-15E jets divert in emergency to Ireland as 12 Strike Eagles from Iran duty return to Seymour Johnson AFB

Headline from WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

There's no word on when the two F-15E fighters will return to North Carolina.

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  1. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    2 NC-based F-15E jets divert in emergency to Ireland as 12 Strike Eagles from Iran duty return to Seymour Johnson AFB (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg's feed description

    There's no word on when the two F-15E fighters will return to North Carolina.

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    2 North Carolina-based F-15Es emergency divert during US return (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) -- After North Carolina-based F-15E pilots earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for Iran attack operations this year, two of a dozen Strike Eagles returning to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro from the Middle East this weekend diverted to Ireland during an emergenc…

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