Iran: The Latest Inside the 'Easter Miracle': How the US rescued two airmen from Iran
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Apr 6, 2026 Jack Murphy, ex-Green Beret turned military journalist, recounts the daring double rescue after an F-15 was downed. Adam Wishart, filmmaker reporting on AI in warfare, and Heidy Khlaaf, AI safety scientist, explore how decision‑support AI speeds targeting, raises accuracy and accountability concerns, and reshapes modern battlefields. Short, tense and packed with operational and tech drama.
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Rapid CSAR Entry Left Support Behind
- Jack Murphy described the immediate CSAR (combat search and rescue) launch after the F-15E was downed and how pilots ejected in opposite directions.
- He recounted CSAR helicopters rushing in so fast their EW support lagged, leaving them vulnerable as support craft tried to catch up.
Complex FARP Extraction Forced Aircraft Abandonment
- The rescue used a C-130 to deliver Little Birds to a FARP, then Little Birds inserted SEALs and Air Force special tactics to recover the WSO.
- Mechanical failure of a C-130 at the FARP forced a secondary extraction by a CASA C-295W, requiring destruction of multiple helicopters and transports.
Boxers Used As Signal During Hostile Extraction
- Murphy described Little Birds taking heavy fire during the ground extraction and the recovered airman using his boxer shorts as an improvised signal.
- He noted footage of the boxers spread on Iranian social media and that several Basij fighters were reportedly killed near the site.