Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When an American fighter pilot ejects in contested territory, survival depends on Air Force Combat Search and Rescue teams.

The United States scrambled a massive clandestine and fighting force to rescue a weapons systems officer who had to eject from his fighter jet over central Iran last week, eventually sending more than ...

Inside combat search and rescue missions Retired Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV explains combat search and rescue, breaking down how missions unfold and what it takes to recover troops in danger.

Early reports indicate that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter aircraft downed over Iran was rescued - which, if confirmed, would be the latest in the long history of US combat search-and-rescue missions ...