Why the US military risks so much to save downed airmen stuck behind enemy lines

A special mission aviator looks out of an HH-60W Jolly Green II after a personnel recovery exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez US forces executed two high-risk missions into Iran to rescue a pair of downed airmen. Dozens of aircraft and elite troops were sent into hostile territory to bring them home. The US carries out these missions for multiple reasons. Over the past few days, US forces launched high-risk missions into Iran to rescue a downed Air Force pilot a...