EXTRA: US "Rescue" Mission in Iran May Have Been Failed Ground Raid, 2023 Training Mission Suggests

2026-04-16 — TheNewAtlas — original

- A recent supposed “search and rescue” mission in Iran involving a downed F-15 and A-10 warplane required at least 2 C-130 transport airplanes deployed to an abandoned airfield where MH-6 helicopters were deployed;

- The C-130s were reported “stuck” and subsequently destroyed along with the 4 MH-6 helicopters they brought in;

- In 2023 the exact same mission was being practiced in the middle of Wyoming along a highway using similar equipment including C-130s, MH-6s, and A-10 warplanes;

- This raises the possibility the mission in Iran - just like the training mission in Wyoming - was in fact part of an ongoing ground operation to develop combat power inside Iran rather than for search and rescue and that the mission was compromised and ended as a costly search, rescue, and evacuation mission;

References:

WyoToday - History Made with Military Aircraft Operations on Wyoming Highways (May 2023):
https://www.wyotoday.com/news/history-made-with-military-aircraft-operations-on-wyoming-highways/article_f0292645-683e-5177-bdb2-a3cc5b77d830.html
New Atlas on X - related X post:
https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2041349935380201711

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