A time trial and Black Hawk helicopters. This is what the rescue efforts are like in Iran to locate the second member of the downed American fighter plane, the F-15E Strike Eagle.
In the midst of uncertainty, the army’s priority is to locate him and get him to safety.
Who is already resting in the US bases It is his other aircraft companion, who was rescued in the first moments.
Iran offers a reward of $76,000 by the second pilot. This turns the missing soldier into a “very powerful bargaining chip,” according to Laurel Rappdirector of Chatham House’s US program.
This is a combat search and rescue mission (CSAR) of the most complex and urgent for which the US military is preparing.
In a mission of these characteristics, according to a former commander of the parachute rescue squadron at the BBC, would need at least 24 soldiers scanning the area in helicopters.
The teams are prepared to jump out of the planes and, once on the ground, embark on a search for the missing person. “They are the Swiss army knife of the American Air Force,” says the aforementioned commander.
“It is extremely dangerous”
To say that these types of missions are “heartbreaking and extremely dangerous is an understatement,” he strongly points out to CBS News.
A mission of this nature usually takes place in deep enemy territory and this complicates rescue efforts.
Area in which the missing US pilot in Iran is being searched.
The paratroopers have to jump, provide medical assistance to the missing person and, at the same time, try to evade the enemy to reach a safe area where they can be rescued.
These elite teams are known as the swiss army knives and are undergoing training”all over the world“says the former commander.
Están entrenados para estas misiones y suelen desplegarse cerca de las zonas de conflicto donde pueden perderse o derribar aeronaves.
Todo un dispositivo de helicópteros, aviones de reabastecimiento en vuelo como apoyo y otras aeronaves militares se despliegan para rastrear la zona.
Race against the clock
This mission is a true race against time.
And, Iran has also deployed all its means to locate the missing pilot.
The Iranian authorities themselves are asking citizens for collaboration to find the missing American alive.
The reward is $76,000 for the capture.
La prioridad del equipo de rescate sería buscar señales de vida, según el ex especialista en operaciones del Cuerpo de Marines, Jonathan Hackett.
Ahora mismo lo que están haciendo es “reconstruir la ubicación y basar la búsqueda en la velocidad a la que podría moverse en el terreno”, cuenta Hackett.
Una misión que está ya en marcha según se han podido observar a través de las imágenes de helicópteros de transporte y aviones de carga.
Por su parte, la Guardia Revolucionaria ha advertido que está rastreando la zona donde ha caído el caza.
La prioridad de Irán también es encontrar al piloto y hacerlo antes que los estadounidenses para obtener una cierta ventaja en la guerra.
El Comando Central de Estados Unidos mantiene varios grupos cerca de Irán para poder llevar a cabo operaciones de búsqueda y rescate en caso de derribo de aviones de combate.
Tal y como han contado varios funcionarios estadounidenses al New York Times estos equipos se encuentran tanto en Irak como en Siria.
The work of the CSAR
The United States Air Force With combat search and rescue capabilities, CSAR, is trained to rescue and find military personnel.
The rescue paratroopers are the ones who make up this elite corps and are in charge of carrying out the army’s special operations in war territory.
“We do this so that others can live“, is the motto of this group.
Y es que sin ellos muchas de las personas desaparecidas en lugares de conflicto probablemente no lograrían sobrevivir sin su ayuda.
Eso sí, necesitan contar con paracaidistas que estén especializados en combate para tratar de despistar al enemigo y que la misión se complete con éxito, pero también con equipos de paramédicos.
Por eso reciben cursos en medicina de combate, operaciones complejas de recuperación y armamento.
Además, cuentan con equipos dirigidos por oficiales especializados en rescate de combate para planificar y coordinar estas misiones.
Unas operaciones que son peligrosas no sólo para el equipo, sino para el resto de militares sobre el terreno en territorio hostil.
Search in the province of Kohkiluyeh
At the moment, the whereabouts of the second pilot are unknown.
Of course, the aircraft could have fallen in the Iranian province of Kohkiluyeh y Buyer Ahmad.
However, there is little more than some images of the aircraft and what could be a seat that belonged to the fighter.
Meanwhile, the ayatollahs are focusing their efforts on finding him, as is the United States.
The tension and uncertainty continue, but Trump has assured that This incident will not affect the negotiations to end the conflict in Iran.
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