US Special Forces Extract Downed Airman From Iran Mountain Hideout

A high-stakes, two-day operation involving SEAL Team 6 and CIA deception successfully extracted a US F-15 airman from Iranian territory after his jet was shot down, despite initial reports of the mission nearly going off course.

Coverage

• A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran - AP News
• How the CIA Helped Locate a Missing Airman After Iran Downed a U.S. Fighter Jet
• How the US military rescued the fighter jet crew member who crashed in Iran - CNN
• A Downed Airman, a Mountain Hideout and a High-Risk Rescue in Iran
• How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded
• Hundreds of SEAL Team 6 commandos, fake CIA intel and a battle for survival atop 7,000-foot ridge: Inside the historic US mission to save F-15 airman in Iran
• How the CIA used a deception campaign in Iran to extract downed F-15 crew member - Washington Examiner

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