US Navy SEALs Rescue Second Downed Pilot in Iran After Intense Two Day Special Forces Operation

US special forces recovered the second crew member of an F-15E fighter shot down in Iran after two days of evasion in Isfahan province.The operation involved Navy SEAL Team 6 and massive air support to extract the aviator pursued by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.Donald Trump praised the mission as a demonstration of courage despite the loss of two transport planes destroyed to prevent capture.The injured soldier was evacuated to Kuwait for medical treatment after surviving forty hours in mountainous terrain near Talkhuncheh.
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