The F-15 Rescue: What Actually Happened and the Fallout Afterward

After two days of tension, the remaining U.S. aviator from the F-15 downed over Iran was rescued. Today, we look at the first information about what went down. Afterward, we look at a variety of implications for the war: the future of air operations, what strategies the parties could employ the next time something like this happens, and whether it changes the calculation to put boots on the ground.

0:00 The F-15 Officer Has Been Rescued
1:02 How the Rescue Operation Worked
5:38 The Future of Air Operations in Iran
7:37 Behind Enemy Lines Strategy
9:19 Boots on the Ground
11:36 Takeaway Lines

The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement.

Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):

By Khamenei.ir:
https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=40633

By Kremlin.ru:
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79025

Credit to : William Spaniel

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