00:04A rescue mission that nearly turned into a disaster.
00:11U.S. forces trapped deep inside Iran,
00:16fighting their way out after recovering a downed airman.
00:23It began as a search mission.
00:30To find one missing F-15E crew member shot down over Iran.
00:36But quickly, it became something else.
00:39A two-day life-or-death race against time and advancing enemy forces.
00:46Hundreds of U.S. troops, special forces on the ground,
00:51supported by warplanes, helicopters and intelligence assets.
01:01A full-scale operation for one man.
01:08On the ground, the situation escalated fast.
01:12A massive firefight breaking out as U.S. forces reached the target.
01:21U.S. aircraft dropping bombs, opening fire on approaching convoys,
01:27trying to hold off Iranian forces closing in.
01:32The airmen finally located, extracted alive.
01:37But the mission was far from over.
01:43Then, another crisis.
01:46Two U.S. transport aircraft reportedly stranded inside Iranian territory.
01:51With no way out, they were destroyed by U.S. forces themselves to prevent capture by Iranian troops.
02:00Reinforcements rushed in.
02:02Additional aircraft deployed to complete the evacuation as the window to escape narrowed.
02:12Even support aircraft came under attack.
02:15An A-10 crashed, helicopters hit by ground fire.
02:19But against all odds, U.S. forces made it out, with the rescued airmen alive.
02:27This was more than a rescue.
02:30It was a ground battle inside Iran.
02:33A moment that could reshape the conflict.
02:36Because now, the war is no longer just in the skies.
02:41It's on the ground.
02:42And the risks are rising fast.
03:16A daring rescue, under fire, inside Iran.
03:22The missing U.S. airmen, now found, pulled out alive from deep inside enemy territory.
03:30After a massive firefight.
03:32The operation?
03:34High risk, high stakes.
03:37U.S. special operations forces launching a covert mission to extract the downed officer.
03:44In the heart of contested terrain.
03:47The officer?
03:48A weapons systems operator from a downed F-15E fighter jet.
03:54Shot down just days earlier over Iranian territory.
03:58Both crew members had ejected.
04:01One rescued quickly.
04:03But the second?
04:04Left behind, on the ground.
04:07For nearly 36 hours, he survived.
04:11Evading Iranian forces, avoiding capture, as a manhunt closed in.
04:17Iran had mobilized troops, militias, even civilians, offering rewards for his capture, turning the search into a national hunt.
04:28Then, the rescue began.
04:30U.S. Delta Force and Special Warfare teams moved in.
04:35And the situation exploded into combat.
04:39A massive firefight.
04:41Gunfire.
04:42Chaos.
04:43Enemy resistance.
04:44But the mission continued against all odds.
04:48Even supporting aircraft came under threat.
04:51An A-10 involved in the mission reportedly hit.
04:56Helicopters damaged by ground fire.
04:59But in the end, the objective was achieved.
05:03The missing officer successfully extracted alive.
05:07This marks a turning point.
05:09The first confirmed ground combat engagement of this war, inside Iran.
05:16A mission that shows the risks, the reach, and the resolve of U.S. forces to bring their own home.
05:24But it also raises a bigger question.
05:28If ground combat has already begun, what comes next?
05:54To be continued...
05:56To be continued...
05:56To be continued...
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