jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ, ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə dʒˈɔɪnt tʃˈiːfs ʌv stˈæf ˈædmɜːɹəl wˈɪljəm dʒˈeɪ. kɹˈoʊ tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪd tə ðə hˈaʊs ˈɑːɹmd sˈɜːvɪsᵻz kəmˈɪɾi ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ðætðə pˈɛntæɡən hæd kənsˈiːld ˈɛvɪdəns ɐbˌaʊt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt dˈaʊnɪŋ əvən ɪɹˈeɪniən ˈɛɹlaɪnɚ baɪ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvi kɹˈuːzɚ .
Years after, on 22 July 1992, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William J. Crowe testified to the House Armed Services Committee regarding charges that the Pentagon had concealed evidence about the 1988 downing of an Iranian airliner by the U.S. Navy cruiser .