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2nd F-15 crew member rescued & safe per Fox
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:52 pm
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:52 pm to hawgfaninc
The bombing campaign is about to be relentless
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:53 pm to hawgfaninc
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Fox News can confirm that the 2nd crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran. That according to two senior US officials and multiple well placed sources in the region. The Weapons Systems Officer ejected along with the pilot when their F15E Strike Eagle they were flying was struck Thursday night (early Friday local time) in southwest Iran.
The WSO used the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training to evade capture, hiding on an elevated ridge after hiking away from the wreckage and putting out an emergency beacon.) US Special Operations rescue forces to include PJs (United States Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs) and many layers of elite rescue forces took part in the complex, layered mission to both find the crew member and also keep the Iranian forces who were hunting the American weapons system operator at bay. There are videos that have appeared from local eyewitnesses that show what appear to have been injured and dead Iranian members of the IRGC and Basij who were looking for the downed American crew member. Fox has learned there was fighting on the ground but no Americans killed during the operation. “It was a very complex operation to retrieve the downed service member,” a well placed source briefed on the operation told me. Many different branches of the US military were involved in the rescue.
Fox News can confirm the A10 Warthog that crashed Friday was involved in providing cover for the rescue teams searching for the pilot. That A10 crashed in Kuwait (first reported by ABC Friday) but the A10 pilot managed to eject safely and was rescued. There was destruction of aircraft which have sensitive equipment on board, I am told, all part of this complex CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) mission.
The F15E was pretty much destroyed on impact. Two rescue helicopters were hit by enemy fire on Friday and crew members onboard were injured by enemy fire but managed to make it out of Iran.
There were a lot of elements to this rescue, I am told.
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:53 pm to blackandgolddude
quote:unleash hell
The bombing campaign is about to be relentless
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:56 pm to hawgfaninc
Going to make a Hell of a movie in the near future.
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:56 pm to hawgfaninc
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U.S. special forces rescued the second crew member of the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran, three U.S. officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: The shootdown was a nightmare scenario for the U.S. military, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also racing to locate the missing U.S. officer in southwest Iran over the past 36 hours. Both crew members were rescued in special forces operations inside Iran.
One of the U.S. officials said Saturday's operation was conducted by a specialized commando unit with a high volume of air cover, that the U.S. forces unleashed a hail of heavy fire, and that all of the forces were now out of Iran.
How it happened: According to two sources, the F-15 pilot and weapons systems officer both made contact via their comms systems after ejecting on Friday.
The pilot was rescued several hours after the plane was shot down. During that rescue operation, Iran struck a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter, wounding crew members, but it was able to fly on.
It took more than a day to locate and rescue the second crew member.
Zoom in: On Saturday, the second crew member was located and a rescue operation began — with the IRGC also sending forces to the region to prevent it.
U.S. Air Force jets conducted strikes against Iranian forces to prevent them from reaching the area, the sources said.
President Trump and senior members of his team followed the rescue operation from the White House Situation Room.
Posted on 4/4/26 at 10:59 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:03 pm to hawgfaninc
Great news
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:04 pm to hawgfaninc
Unless the report is coming from Fox News themselves, it’s bullshite.
The amount of contradictory news sources on X posting false and made-up information is out of this world right now.
The amount of contradictory news sources on X posting false and made-up information is out of this world right now.
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:05 pm to JasonDBlaha
It's being broadcast live on Fox News right now. All personnel safe and out of Iran
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:06 pm to blackandgolddude
Well have they posted any tweets from the actual Fox News X account about it?
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:12 pm to JasonDBlaha
If you’re in doubt, perhaps work on your discernment
Not that hard to check if something is true, then provide sources to back up your claim.
Not that hard to check if something is true, then provide sources to back up your claim.
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:21 pm to hawgfaninc
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Why it matters: The shootdown was a nightmare scenario for the U.S. military
I hate this dramatic shite. All for clicks and undermines resolve.
Glad the rescue happened obviously.
This post was edited on 4/4/26 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:23 pm to UptownJoeBrown
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I hate this dramatic shite. All for clicks and undermines resolve.
It is annoying
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:24 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:24 pm to hawgfaninc
Condolences to SFP, Jack Ruby, 4cvnts, and all the rest of the anti-American left. We all know this is a disappointment for you.
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:25 pm to blackandgolddude
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The bombing campaign is about to be relentless
holding back the secret playbook just for this moment
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:27 pm to OU Guy
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"In a final twist after the weapons officer was rescued, two transport planes that would carry the commandos and the airmen to safety got stuck at a remote base in Iran. Commanders decided to fly in three new planes to extract all the U.S. military personnel and the airmen, and they blew up the two disabled planes rather than have them fall into Iranian hands." -NYT
Posted on 4/4/26 at 11:27 pm to hawgfaninc
That shite is badass. God bless our military.
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