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They also say the fight against isis has to continue. here is what happened to us on our mission. faced with new russian threats, the u.s. military not backing down in the skies over iraq and syria. we re on a kc 10 tanker plane refueling the fighters pounding isis. russians announced they don t want to communicate with u.s. anymore in the skies over syria. that s why planes like this one take great care when they fly into syrian airspace. stopping communications significantly increases midair collisions over this crowded airspace where u.s. coalition and russian airplanes are close to one another. russia made the move after u.s. hit syrian airfield with cruise missiles last week, a response to a chemical attack on a village killing around 90 people. washington blamed assad regime, russia s main ally in the civil ....
Combatting isis are ongoing. they have been complicated, though, by rising tension with russia. cnn s frederick pleitgen got exclusive access to u.s. flight crew on a mission over syria. you have to take a look at this. reporter: faced with new russian threats, the u.s. military not backing down in the skies over iraq and syria. we re on a kc-10 tanker plane, refueling the fighters pounding isis. of course there s some tension since the russians have announced they don t want to communicate with the u.s. anymore, in the skies over syria. that s why crews like this one take great care when they fly into syrian air space. reporter: stopping the communications significantly increases the ruisk of mid-air collisions over this crowded air space where u.s. coalition and russian planes operate very close to one another. russia made the move after russia hit a syrian airfield with cruise missiles last week, in response to a chemical attack ....
Iraq. this thanksgiving, and many americans spend time with their families, but some soldiers are fighting isis from the skies away from their families. reporter: this thanksgiving, americans are in harm s way fighting isis. on the ground and in the air. we re on board a kc-10 fuelling jet over iraq and syria. the captain clark commanding the a airborne gas station. it is very rewarding. reporter: the first two planes strike aircraft. getting hooked up to the tanker at 400 miles per hour. a challenge for the crews of both planes. bomb operator says. they are moving around the same speed. at the end, you just get closure ....