On Thursday 2 April at 10:10 p. m. Eastern time, 4:40 in the morning local Iran time, the Joint Personnel Recovery Center, which handles the Central Command area of responsibility, declared an isolated personnel recovery event for a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.Call sign Dude 44, which was down in hostile Iranian territory. The pilot and weapon system officer had both safely ejected and were isolated behind enemy lines. Following confirmation of active rescue beacons and on the direction of the secretary ...