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U.S. forces have rescued the second crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran, concluding a high-risk recovery mission that officials described as one of the most complex search-and-rescue operations of the conflict. Two U.S. officials said late Saturday that the airman — who had been missing since …

The U.S. military lost a fighter jet to enemy fire for the first time in the escalating conflict with Iran, officials said Friday, as search-and-rescue teams continued efforts to locate a missing crew member a day later. The aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle, was shot down over southwestern Iran, marking …