How did the US pull off one of the most daring rescue operations in history, deep behind enemy lines It comes down to a strict code the US military lives by: leave no man behind. They will literally send dozens of attack helicopters and over a hundred Special Forces and Delta operators just to bring one person home. The mission started when an aircraft went down. After both crew members ejected, the pilot was successfully extracted, but the Weapons Systems Officer was injured and stranded. His survival training instantly kicked in. He trekked all the way up to a rugged, mountainous ridge and activated his beacon, just as IRGC militias began closing in on the crash site. But the CIA was one step ahead. They initiated a massive deception tactic—a ruse designed to make the IRGC search entirely the wrong location. When the enemy forces finally realized they had been tricked, all hell broke loose. They swarmed the mountainous ridge, surrounding the injured officer. Just in time, Special Forces swooped in on Little Bird helicopters, laying down heavy covering fire alongside A-10 Thunderbolts and MQ-9 Reaper drones. But as they moved toward the extraction point, everything went wrong… proving the military is willing to burn a $100 million aircraft just to save a single fallen comrade.
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