US Fighter Shot Down in Iran: Rescue Mission Underway

0:00On April 4th, a U.S. F-15E strike eagle got shot down over southern Iran and Kuzastan province, and now one crew member has been rescued while the search drags on for the second. This happened amid heavy air strikes, with verified videos showing U.S. helicopters and a plane hunting for the pilots right there by the Karan River. The combat search and rescue teams jumped in fast, using two helicopters backed by an A-10 warthog. But things got hairy, one chopper took small arms fire, injuring some crew but landing safe, and the A-10 pilot punched out over the gulf and got. Picked up too, experts call this the riskiest mission out there, racing against Iranian forces. Pilots and crew train hardcore for ejections over enemy turf, evade capture, hide quick, survive on scraps from the land without food or water. These Air Force Special Ops folks match seals or Delta Force level with med skills, and they don't quit if there's a shot at finding their own. Iran's claiming they downed the F-15 and the A-10,

1:01even offering rewards for grabbing the missing airmen alive, while U.S. crews face gunfire on, the ground. Israel's pausing strikes in the south to let the AWP play out, as their IDF hits missile sites elsewhere in Iran. Tensions stay sky high with trunk calling a war, and then Yahoo valiant to keep pounding Iran's capabilities. But the focus right now locks on that last. Missing crew member in hostile skies. That's the story for today. Global news today, driven by AI.