Dossier
HH-60 Jolly Green II
Coverage of HH-60 Jolly Green II in the Nexus archive.
- U.S. launched "air armada" to rescue F-15 crew in Iran
The U.S. military executed a large-scale rescue operation using 176 aircraft and hundreds of personnel to save the crew of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran. The mission, part of Operation Epic Fury, involved complex coordination to mislead Iranian forces and safely extract the pilot and weapon-system officer.