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Shot Down Over Serbia: General Goldfein’s Incredible Story
Former Air Force chief of staff David Goldfein reflects on surviving a missile strike, the rescue team that refused to leave him behind, and how America deters its enemies.
The story of Air Force General David Goldfein, who miraculously survived after his plane was shot down over Serbia in 1999, has since become military legend. Today, he joins School of War to recount the harrowing rescue mission that saved him, how he stayed alive behind enemy lines, and the lessons his remarkable career offers about leadership, airpower…
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