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Michael Tremel\u2019s F\/A-18E Super Hornet is adorned with icons representing the strike missions he\u2019s flown, but it\u2019s the Syrian flag over the image of a plane that represents something unique \u2014 the first air-to-air kill by a U.S. pilot in nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tremel spoke to British journalists from Save the Royal Navy about the June 18 incident aboard the carrier George H. W. Bush, where he is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 87.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagement with the Soviet-era Syrian Su-22 lasted 8 minutes, Tremel told the journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to down the Syrian jet came after it dropped bombs near the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighting against ISIS. 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