Hawk helicopters pave the way for troops' rescue

Jon Lake reports on a vital helicopter rescue mission near the Somali border with Kenya. When terrorists from Al Shabaab attacked a force of about 800 US, Kenyan, and Somali troops near the Somali border with Kenya, US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters raced to the scene to evacuate the dead...

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