A U.S. Air Force MH-60G “Pave Hawk” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Helicopter spotted this morning over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province of Southern Iran, after reports began to circulate of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle.

A McDonnell-Douglas ACES II (Advanced Concept Ejection Seat) from a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle has been found by residents in Southern Iran, the whereabouts or status of the pilot and weapons officer is currently unknown, with unconfirmed reports that one or both of the crewmembers have been captured by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iran’s state-run Mehr News Agency calls on Iranian civilians to help capture the pilot and weapons officer of an American F-15E Strike Eagle that was allegedly shot down this morning over Southern Iran.

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft seen flying extremely low over the countryside of Southern Iran, as the search continues for the crew of a downed American F-15E Strike Eagle.

For the first time since the start of Operation Epic Fury, Iran has successfully shot down a U.S. fighter jet, with a search and rescue effort underway to locate two crew in Southern Iran, a source familiar with the incident tells Axios.

As Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Operations by the U.S. Air Force for a downed F-15E Strike Eagle are actively underway on the ground in Southern Iran, President Trump says in a post on TruthSocial: “With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A “GUSHER” FOR THE WORLD??? President DONALD J. TRUMP”

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, possibly a HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft, and a pair of MH-60G “Pave Hawk” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Helicopters seen earlier over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province of Southern Iran.

Post made by an account affiliated with the Iranian Embassy in Thailand, as Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Operations by the U.S. Air Force for a downed F-15E Strike Eagle are actively underway on the ground in Southern Iran.

A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over Southern Iran, with search and rescue operations underway, officials tell Reuters.

Wild footage of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft flying low over the countryside of Southern Iran while refueling a pair of MH-60G “Pave Hawk” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Helicopters earlier this morning, as the search continues for the crew of an American F-15E Strike Eagle that was shot down today over Iran.

Both Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, citing officials with knowledge on the matter, have confirmed that an American F-15E was shot down in Iran, with the Wall Street Journal saying that people familiar with the situation have confirmed to them that CSAR is underway in Southern Iran.

Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet over the country early Friday, with the fate of the plane’s crew currently unclear, as U.S. forces scramble to mount a search and rescue operation before Iran can get to any survivors, U.S. and Israeli officials tell The New York Times.

U.S. President Trump has been briefed on the downing of an American fighter jet this morning over Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN, as search‑and‑rescue efforts continue for the aircraft’s crew, a pilot and weapons officer, in Southern Iran.

According Israel’s Channel 12, citing a Western source, one of the two American crewmembers onboard the downed F-15E Strike Eagle has been rescued and evacuated from Southern Iran.

Photo of Earth taken from Artemis ll.

According to CBS News, citing two U.S. officials with knowledge on the matter, one of the two crew members of an F-15E downed over Iran has been rescued so far.

U.S. Special Forces have located one of the crewmembers of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle and rescued him, alive, in Southern Iran, while Israel cancelled planned strikes today in Iran so as not to hamper the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts, sources tell Axios.

U.S. forces rescued one of the crewmembers of a downed American F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran, according to three sources familiar with the matter, two of the sources said the pilot was alive, in U.S. custody and receiving medical treatment after being evacuated from Iran, according to CNN.