India, April 6 -- A U.S. airman shot down over southern Iran on Friday has been rescued following a dramatic two-day operation involving dozens of aircraft, a heavy firefight inside Iranian territory, and what President Trump called "one of the most daring search and rescue operations in U.S. history." The soldier was found seriously wounded in a mountainous region of southwestern Iran, where Iranian forces - including armed nomadic tribesmen - had been closing in for 48 hours. He is alive. Here is everything you need to know.

How Was the F-15E Shot Down - and Who Was on Board?

The F-15E Strike Eagle was flying over southern Iran on Friday morning local time when it was brought down. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attributed t...