A Downed Airman, a Hideout and High-Risk Rescue in Iran
For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces and militias closed in on him with helicopters and drones.

Hundreds of U.S. commandos launched a high-stakes rescue mission deep inside Iran to extract a wounded airman who evaded Iranian forces for two days.
For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces and militias closed in on him with helicopters and drones.
New details are emerging from the dramatic rescue of two American airmen in a remote corner of Southwest Iran after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down on Friday. The pilot was recovered within hours but according to President Donald Trump, the weapons officer was seriously injured had to hide in a mountain crevice for more than 24 hours as Iranians…
U.S. forces mounted an urgent and high-risk rescue effort to find an airman who was forced to eject from a downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew parallels Monday between the story of Easter and the airman rescued in Iran Sunday.