Dude 44’: How Air Force PJs and SEAL Team 6 Elements Helped Pull an F-15E Crew Out of Iran

Stories of Special Forces Operators by Circle Of Insight Productions

After an F-15E Strike Eagle nicknamed “Dude 44” was shot down over Iran in April 2026, the weapons systems officer known as “Bravo” spent roughly 50 hours injured in the Zagros Mountains before rescue. CENTCOM later said...View more