Watch: US releases footage of F-15 pilot's daring rescue after Iran shoot down

The US military has released newly declassified footage showing the dramatic rescue of Air Force weapons-systems officer DUDE 44 Bravo, whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by an Iranian missile near Isfahan on April 2. After ejecting, Bravo remained hidden and injured for nearly two days as Iranian forces searched the area, while US forces tracked enemy activity and worked to pinpoint his location. The CIA helped locate Bravo through intelligence and deception operations before US bombers and drones targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces near his hiding place. A rescue team eventually reached him using Little Bird helicopters after a high-risk operation involving thousands of US personnel.