US Forces Rescue Aviators from Iran

0:00U.S. forces just pulled off a high-stakes rescue of two aviators from an F-15E strike eagle shot down by Iranian fire over his behind-proven on. Friday local time. The crew ejected behind enemy lines and the pilot got picked up within hours after pinpointing his spot. The weapon specialist had a tougher go, hiding wounded in a mountain crevice while scaling a 2,100 meter ridge. Windows, including Navy SEAL Team 6, slipped in under darkness Saturday night, extracted him to a rendezvous, but then hit snags with two. C-130 transport planes that broke down in the rugged terrain south of Tehran. That sparked tense moments as about 100 special ops troops waited for back-up waves of smaller aircraft to pull them out. Iran urged locals to hunt the airmen with rewards, but U.S. deception from the CIA, electronic jamming and road bombings kept searchers away. The aviator used to survival gear and seary training to stay hidden and authenticate with

1:00rescuers. Black Hawk helicopters took fire during the search, but made it out, and U.S. teams blew up the stranded C-130s plus four choppers to deny Iran. Any tech. No Americans captured, though the broader conflict has killed 13 U.S. service members and wounded over 300. Iran claims they foiled the whole up, showing wreckage photos they say proved downing U.S. planes, but officials there deny any landings happened. Both sides spinning the story, but the aviators are safe stateside now. This has been Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.