"My immediate response is, or thought is, you know, really thinking of the families of this, of the aircrew here. Look, I have always felt like Iran it's a very big country. It's not the same as Iraq or Afghanistan."
"A lot of us who flew fighter jets and know this space, shall we say, are very worried that that is not the case. And I think that this sort of just shows that. This F-15 was apparently shot down."
"U.S. fighter pilots all undergo the best training in the world. If you're going to be flying over enemy territory, you're going to go through survival school in which you're trained on how to survive, but also how to survive a prisoner of war situation."
"If you are alive after the ejection, which, you know, the ejection itself is a very violent thing to happen to the body. So, hopefully these crew made it through the ejection."
A retired Marine combat fighter pilot expressed deep concern for U.S. pilots who ejected over Iran after their F-15E fighter jet was shot down. Iranian state TV released images of the wreckage, and a search and rescue operation is underway. The pilot emphasized the importance of the aircrew's families and noted that despite claims of air superiority, there are significant worries about the situation. U.S. fighter pilots receive extensive training for survival and communication in enemy territory, which is crucial for their potential rescue.
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