{"id":99099,"date":"2026-09-14T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/newly-declassified-videos-show-the-moments-downed-air-force-officers-were-rescued-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:05:46","slug":"newly-declassified-videos-show-the-moments-downed-air-force-officers-were-rescued-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/newly-declassified-videos-show-the-moments-downed-air-force-officers-were-rescued-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly declassified videos show the moments downed Air Force officers were rescued in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Newly declassified videos obtained first by 60 Minutes show the moments when two U.S. Air Force officers were rescued, two days apart, after being shot down in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The two officers, who we&#8217;re referring to by their mission call signs &#8220;Alpha&#8221; and &#8220;Bravo&#8221; for security purposes, ejected after their fighter jet was shot down. They ultimately landed about 5 miles apart from each other in a mountainous region south of Isfahan, with Iranian forces actively hunting them and bounties on their heads.<\/p>\n<p>Declassified footage shows the risky daytime mission to rescue Alpha eight hours after he ejected. The U.S. sent in 21 aircraft to get him out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anytime you go behind enemy lines in daylight, it&#8217;s gonna be dicey,&#8221; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine told Norah O&#8217;Donnell. &#8220;But given the threat to 44 Alpha, the decision was taken to boldly go behind enemy lines in daylight to make sure that we could get to him before anybody else could.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/13\/3c907d32-2b94-4db1-bfc2-3af88ed1e221\/thumbnail\/620x349\/8ef588d86a433804a983b4ad4f1e2a47\/dude-44-declassified-09.jpg#\" alt=\"dude-44-declassified-09.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/13\/3c907d32-2b94-4db1-bfc2-3af88ed1e221\/thumbnail\/620x349\/8ef588d86a433804a983b4ad4f1e2a47\/dude-44-declassified-09.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/13\/3c907d32-2b94-4db1-bfc2-3af88ed1e221\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/17a4c93b384a25ab0c9c20058512895c\/dude-44-declassified-09.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Norah O&#8217;Donnell and Gen. Dan Caine look at video of the rescue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another declassified video on an infrared feed shows the dramatic moment that weapon systems officer Bravo was rescued, roughly two days after the fighter jet was shot down. Footage shows two elite U.S. Air Force pararescuers advancing toward Bravo, grabbing him and safely bringing him back to an American helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>Bravo was badly wounded when he ejected; his parachute was damaged and he plummeted to the ground. Despite a broken back and other injuries, he climbed a 7,000-foot ridgeline to await rescue. In his first-ever interview, Bravo said seeing his rescuers &#8220;was one of the greatest moments of [his] life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What did he tell them when he saw them?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This video was produced by Jane Greeley and Kaela Malig. It was edited by Scott Rosann.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rescuing-bravo-air-force-officer-iran-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Read more<\/a><\/span> about Bravo&#8217;s rescue from behind enemy lines in Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async 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