Source: New York Post
Originally Published by: Iran’s drone hunt escalates as Tehran targets US spy tech to expose battlefield secrets NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuanian airspace as Russia grows 'increasingly reckless,' Rutte says Europe’s left courts Muslim voters as anti-Israel politics reshape continent The US military released dramatic new video on Tuesday showing parts of one of the largest combat search-and-rescue operations in its history, including the moment elite Air Force pararescue operators reached a badly injured American airman stranded deep inside Iran. The footage documents portions of the massive April operation to rescue the two-man crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, after the fighter was shot down by an Iranian shoulder-fired missile. The pilot, known as Dude44 Alpha, and the backseat weapons systems officer, Dude44 Bravo, ejected from the aircraft and landed miles apart, leaving both stranded inside Iran.
