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Former Navy fighter pilot talks about US mission to rescue pilot shot down over Iran

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Navy fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley about the U.S. rescue mission for the crew members of an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran.

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.