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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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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

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FOCUS online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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