The first crew member, the pilot, was recovered hours after the F-15 jet was shot down
The US special forces rescued the second crew member of a downed F-15 fighter jet in Iran, completing a high-risk mission behind enemy lines.
The weapons systems officer, injured but mobile, evaded capture in mountainous terrain for over a day before troops reached him.
The first crew member, the pilot, was recovered hours after the jet was shot down. During that operation, Iranian fire struck a US Blackhawk helicopter, injuring the crew but not stopping the mission.
Iran also downed an A-10 attack aircraft on Friday, but the pilot flew over friendly territory and ejected safely.
President Donald Trump boasted that the rescue mission happened without any loss of American lives and showed the US has “overwhelming air dominance and superiority.”