US Military Releases Footage of Rescue Mission for Injured Airman in Iran
- The U.S. military released declassified footage of a major combat search-and-rescue mission in April to save two crew members after their F-15E was shot down over Iran.
- Both crew members ejected and landed miles apart inside Iran; the pilot was rescued after about six hours, while the other crew member, who was injured, evaded capture for nearly two days before being rescued.
- The rescue operation involved 92 U.S. service members on the ground in Iran—the first American boots there since 1980—and was supported by thousands more personnel overall.
- The injured crew member described the rescue as one of their greatest moments, while the operation ended safely after a clandestine Air Force unit extracted the group.
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Iran’s F-15E kill forces US boots on ground: Watch America’s high-risk rescue of ‘Alpha’ & ‘Bravo’
Newly declassified Pentagon footage has revealed details of a high-risk U.S. combat search-and-rescue mission inside Iran after an American F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down on April 3. The two-member crew, identified by the call signs Alpha and Bravo, ejected and landed roughly five miles apart. Alpha was rescued first, while the injured Bravo remained inside Iran and evaded capture for about 50 hours before being extracted around sunrise on Apr…
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The U.S. military released dramatic new video on Tuesday showing parts of one of the larget combat search-and-rescue operations in its history, including the
US military releases footage of massive operation to rescue injured airman stranded inside Iran – Democratic Accent
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The Pentagon has released new images that, according to the U.S. armed forces, show the recovery in Iran of a military remained isolated after the killing of an F-15E in April last. In the black and white film you see a person walking, then an aircraft landing nearby and two rescuers run to meet them. Reuters states that he could not independently verify the location and date of the shooting. On April 5, the United States had announced the recov…
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