The US surged over 150 aircraft into Iran for a high-risk rescue and used deception to trick Iranian forces

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A US Air Force F-15 fighter flies in the night.
Both airmen have been rescued in a high-risk mission, with the president revealing details on the operation.

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The survival training that kicks in after an American pilot is shot down

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Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.
Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.

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The 24 countries with the longest mandatory military service in the world

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North Korean soldiers march in a parade with the national flag.
North Korea has the world's lengthiest service requirements, ranging from 5-13 years.

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Photos appear to show destroyed US aircraft left in Iran after special forces rescued a stranded F-15E airman

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Plane wreckage sticks out of the desert.
Multiple Western reports said the US bombed its aircraft to prevent them from falling into Iranian hands.

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Trump says US forces pulled off a high-risk rescue of a downed airman being hunted 'deep inside' Iran

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2025.
The crew of a US F-15 have been recovered by American forces from inside Iran.

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Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

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A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search and rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.
A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search-and-rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.

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The White House requests $66 billion for Trump's 'Golden Fleet'

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The White House is requesting $66 billion in funding to build 34 new Naval ships. This includes a class of battleships President Trump touted last year, part of what he calls "The Golden Fleet."

White House pushes ahead on Golden Fleet and the new Trump-class battleship with a request for billions of dollars for shipbuilding

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US President Donald Trump stands next to a poster showing a render of a Trump-class battleship.
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The US lost a fighter jet over Iran, reports say, adding to a growing list of aircraft losses in the war

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base's 335th Fighter Squadron breaks off after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Tennessee Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Squadron, over the US Central Command area of responsibility, April 20, 2024.
A US F-15 operates over the Middle East.

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The US is burning through expensive missiles. DARPA is looking for cheaper ones that can be built in days, not months.

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US soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct a Patriot missile live-fire exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 23, 2025.
US soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct a Patriot missile live-fire exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 23, 2025.

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