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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US military rescued mariners stranded in the Pacific after they used palm leaves to spell 'HELP' on the beach

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The crew of a Hawaii-based HC-130J Hercules aircraft makes contact with three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, after dropping them a radio on April 8, 2024.
The crew of a Hawaii-based HC-130J Hercules aircraft makes contact with three mariners stranded on Pikelot Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, after dropping them a radio on April 8, 2024.

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What actually went right amid a tragedy: How heroic professionals did their job just before the Baltimore bridge collapse

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An illustration of the Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Authorities' quick thinking and luck played a big role in keeping the Baltimore bridge collapse from becoming an even bigger tragedy.

MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

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