The U.S. military employed hundreds of people and some 176 aircraft over the weekend to rescue the crew of an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle downed deep inside Iran . The big picture: This "air armada," as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine described it at the White House on Monday, helped pull off a pair of "incredibly dangerous" extractions, bringing home the pilot and weapon-system officer (WSO). - Their callsigns were Dude 44A and Dude 44B. Among the aircraft used were bombers, fighters, refueling tankers, helicopters and unmanned systems . - Caine name-dropped the A-10 Warthog, HC-130 Combat King II and HH-60 Jolly Green II. He also hinted at "remotely piloted" and "tactical" drones. - "The courage demonstrated by both the pilot…
President Trump will brief reporters on Monday afternoon, one day after issuing an expletive-laden threat with a deadline for Tehran. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump wrote in on Truth Social. Trump earlier Sunday morning announced a downed U.S. airman was rescued in Iran. “My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly…
President Trump announced early Sunday that the U.S. rescued a missing service member from Iran, after a U.S. fighter jet was downed inside the country Friday. “My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post shortly after midnight Sunday. A F-15E Strike Eagle, with two service members, was downed by Iranian forces over the Middle Eastern country’s airspace on Friday. One crew member was rescued by U.S. forces later in the…
Tehran placed a bounty of £50,000 on the head of the weapons systems operator who ejected from his F-15E Strike Eagle (right, an ejector seat from the downed plane) on Friday moments before the jet [...]
It was the first enemy downing of an American warplane during the war with Iran. The F-15E Strike Eagle was carrying two crew members, who ejected, officials said.
