The risky rescue of two American service members from Iranian territory sounds like the plot of an action movie, with a colonel stranded in the country for almost two days after he and a pilot ejected ...

A Navy veteran pulled back the curtain on the “violent” experience airmen like the ones on the downed F-15E endure when ejecting from an aircraft — revealing the emergency maneuver includes little to ...

US special forces rescued an F-15E airman after he was stranded for about two days in Iran. Photos appear to show the remains of some aircraft used in the operation sitting in the desert. Multiple ...

The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down on Friday over southern Iran. President Donald Trump confirmed the rescue on social media on Sunday morning ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The F-15 shot down over Iran on Friday was taken out by a "lucky shot," and the loss of the plane—renowned for a ...

An F-15 belonging to the U.S. Air Force has been taken down by Iranian forces, with search-and-rescue operations for one crew member ongoing in the Middle East. Multiple reports initially suggested ...

One of the two U.S. crew members of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran was rescued by U.S. forces, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Friday. A search ...

Both crew members have been found after an intense search-and-rescue effort by hundreds of special forces troops following the crash of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter in Iran, President Donald Trump ...

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury on March 14, 2026. (U.S. Air Force) This is a developing story. One of two U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle crew members ...

Iran's Fars News agency claimed an F-15 jet was shot down near Hormuz Island by Iran's air defense system. US CENTCOM refuted Iran's claim, stating that no US fighter aircraft have been shot down by ...

KUWAIT — The U.S. military is addressing reports circulating on social media about an American fighter jet being shot down. According to an official document, rumors are again spreading on Twitter ...

TEHRAN — Iran claimed Sunday that its air defense systems shot down an F-15 fighter jet near Hormuz Island in the country’s south, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Citing a statement ...