"Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman".
When the first reports came on Friday of the downing of an American F-15 fighter jet over Iran with two pilots – the US military tasked the impossible mission of retrieving a pilot and navigator from behind enemy lines with the US Air Force Pararescue, commonly known as the “PJs.”
The PJs serve as the Pentagon’s ultimate insurance policy. Operating under the motto “So That Others May Live,” these elite specialists are trained to go where no one else can, often under heavy fire and in the most inhospitable environments on earth.
I knew that the Air Force had some special ops capabilities, but was unfamiliar with the particulars of the PJs. These guys are "mucho hombre", to be sure. Hats off to them - and to everyone involved - in rescuing our flyers.
This could be the basis for one hell of a good movie. But Hollywood in 2026 would rather disembowel itself than make it.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing, Gregory.
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