
Hostilities intensified after an F-15E was downed over Iran; one crew member was recovered while the Weapons System Officer remained unaccounted for. The president later described the recovery as a complex operation involving dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and subterfuge. A separate U.S. fighter was also reported downed near the Strait of Hormuz and that pilot was rescued, underscoring elevated regional risks to personnel and shipping routes.
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