The media reported that two US military personnel were injured during the operation to rescue the F-15E pilot.

The operator of the F-15E fighter jet of the United States Air Force, shot down over Iran on April 3, and two military helicopter crew members who participated in his rescue were injured. This was reported on April 6 by the Associated Press (AP), citing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kane.

"Among the injured are the operator of the weapons systems of the F-15E fighter jet of the US Air Force, shot down in Iran at the end of last week, as well as two crew members of a helicopter that came under fire during the initial rescue operation to evacuate the pilot from the downed aircraft," the publication says.

It is specified that the HH-60 Jolly Green II helicopters were "shelled by all residents of Iran who had small arms with them."

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An F-15E fighter jet was shot down in Iran on April 3. As a result, the United States sent special forces to the country to rescue the pilots of the plane. They were tracked down and evacuated from the territory of Iran. The New York Times reported that the second pilot was taken to Kuwait. Meanwhile, militias from the regions of Iran where the search for the pilot of the downed F-15E fighter of the US Air Force was conducted told Izvestia on April 5 that they had organized ambushes on search team helicopters.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said at the same time that the officer driving the downed F-15E was seriously injured. Subsequently, he added that the rescue of the co-pilot was difficult, the operation almost failed because of his religiosity. Nevertheless, he survived for more than a day in the mountains of Iran after being ejected.

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