Iran’s recent shootdown of an American F-15 and the subsequent mission to rescue the plane’s crew are raising questions about claims of U.S. air dominance amid White House threats to escalate the five ...

President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the second U.S. pilot from the F-15 shot down over Iran has been rescued by U.S. special forces. “WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past ...

The search for an American crew member missing behind enemy lines in a rural stretch of Iran continued Saturday — as the US raced to find them before armed Bakhtiari tribesman tribesmen eager to ...

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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 ...

Updated 10:18 a.m. ET, April 4, 2026: This story was updated with the latest available information. An F-15 belonging to the U.S. Air Force has been taken down by Iranian forces, with ...

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 ...

Dramatic video appears to show a Kuwaiti threatening to attack a downed US F-15 pilot with a metal pipe before finally realizing he is American. The footage spread widely on social media shows a ...

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The three U.S. F-15 jet fighters mistakenly shot down in Kuwait come at a steep price. The F-15E Strike Eagle model, which the U.S. said was involved in the incident, costs $31.1 million, according to ...

Three American fighters in F-15E "Strike Eagles" were apparently show down over Kuwait on Monday, March 2, in a "friendly fire" incident. The crews of the planes "survived unscathed" and were in ...