@interstatejuche I know people that have worked with the DoD specifically to understand the nuances of Iranian culture. They care more about saving face than anything else.
Besides acknowledging how miraculous and unbelievably well executed this was, can you imagine how cool the Call of Duty mission is gonna be in a few years
Per Fox, the WSO reportedly evaded capture by hiking away from the wreckage, reaching an elevated ridge, and activating an emergency beacon.
Multiple elite rescue elements were then involved in locating and extracting him while Iranian forces searched for him.