Combat Search and Rescue

The downing of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle over Iran by a suspected Chinese-made MANPADS has emerged as one of the most strategically significant air combat incidents of 2026,…

The daring American rescue of a surviving F-15E Strike Eagle crew member inside Iran has triggered one of the most explosive allegations of the war, after Tehran claimed the operation was…

The United States rescued the pilot and weapons systems officer of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle from inside Iran, but the operation came at a staggering price. American forces lost an F-15E,…

A U.S. HH-60W combat rescue helicopter searching for the crew of a downed F-15E inside Iran was reportedly hit by a MANPADS, transforming Operation Epic Fury into Washington’s most dangerous…