A U.S. Air Force crew had only seconds to react after their F-15E Strike Eagle was hit by enemy fire over Iran Friday. Both airmen ejected. The escape from the aircraft — triggered in an instant — set ...

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off from a base in the Middle East, Jan. 18, 2026. (Senior Airman Jared Brewer/U.S. Air Force) At 4:40 a.m. local time on Friday, a U.S. Air Force ...

A “seriously wounded” US Air Force colonel was rescued after ejecting from his shot-down fighter jet over Iran. Despite his injuries, the F-15E weapons officer evaded capture for 36 hours behind enemy ...

Air Force F-15E aircrews are usually junior or mid-grade officers, such as first lieutenant, captain or major. So why was a colonel in the back seat of the fighter jet shot down over Iran last week?

Wreckage of a US military helicopter that crashed during the harrowing rescue mission of an F-15E pilot. Handout via Getty Images “WE GOT HIM!” cheered President Donald Trump (in all caps, natch) ...

A "seriously wounded" US Air Force colonel was rescued after ejecting from his shot-down fighter jet over Iran. Despite his injuries, the F-15E weapons officer evaded capture for 3… Trump agrees to ...

U.S. forces safely rescued the second F-15E crew member of a fighter jet that went down over Iran on Friday, two U.S. officials said late Saturday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

US forces successfully completed a massive operation to recover a missing Weapons System Officer, who ejected himself from a F-15E that went down over Iran on Friday, from behind enemy lines on Sunday ...

At least two American military jets -- an F-15E and an A-10 -- have been downed by Iranian fire, officials told ABC News. One of the members of the F-15's crew was rescued while a search and rescue ...

WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had “beaten and completely decimated Iran,” Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk ...

An American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, the first since the start of the war, according to U.S. officials. The Air Force F-15E is a dual-role fighter-bomber designed for air-to-air combat and ...

The F-15E Strike Eagle, which US officials say was shot down over Iran on April 3, is one of the US military’s most advanced dual-role fighter aircraft, designed to carry out both air-to-air combat ...