In a daring rescue operation, US Navy SEAL Team 6 successfully extracted an injured Air Force officer from Iran after his fighter jet was shot down. The operation, which took place over two days, involved hundreds of special operations troops and advanced military resources. The officer, a weapons systems officer, had been hiding in mountainous terrain after ejecting from his F-15E Strike Eagle jet, which was the first US aircraft lost in the ongoing conflict that began on February 28. The CIA played a crucial role by misleading Iranian forces through a deception campaign, suggesting that the airman had already been rescued and was moving out of the country. This allowed the US forces to locate and extract him without encountering significant Iranian resistance. President Donald Trump celebrated the successful mission, highlighting the absence of US casualties and asserting that it demonstrated the US's air dominance over Iran. The airman was eventually flown to Kuwait for medical treatment after the operation, which included airstrikes to deter Iranian forces from reaching the rescue site. The complexity of the mission was underscored by the challenging terrain and the urgency of the situation, as Iranian forces were actively searching for the downed officer.