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== Syria ==
{{Main article|Ja'Din shootdown incident}}
On June 18, 2017, Lieutenant Commander Michael Tremel, flying a VFA-87 [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] [[Ja'Din shootdown incident|shot down]] a Syrian [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-22]] after multiple observed [[Rules of engagement|ROE]] violations. The [[Sukhoi Su-17|Su-22]] had been bombing US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State.[http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/07/31/report-navy-pilot-breaks-silence-shooting-down-syrian-fighter.html][http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/up-close-with-a-us-super-carrier-and-the-pilots-fresh-from-combat-operations/]
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