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Emrys

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13. Being charitable to a fault, I can accept there are going to be operational reasons for withholding information

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:26 AM

14 hrs ago

But for CENTCOM to put out that statement (and since Trump set the standard, I guess we have to accept Twitter as an official governmental source) out of the blue makes me think they're not lying, but who knows? There are all sorts of rumours flying around online, and to single that particular one out for their attention if they are hiding something would seem odd.

We'll no doubt find out soon enough.

Anyway, episodes like this can be useful in suggesting what sources may or may not be trustworthy in future.

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Another F15 downed, this time over Western Iran - crew rescued by Israeli and US forces [View all] Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago OP

Thought we had 'total' control of the skies SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #1

What US forces are in Iran? boston bean 16 hrs ago #2

I'm only speculating, but I would guess that they have forces ready to fly pilot rescue Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #3

Yes, they typically have search and rescue on standby VMA131Marine 15 hrs ago #11

Look at you. Nice catch. Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #8

FWIW, CENTCOM is currently denying this. n/t Emrys 16 hrs ago #4

I have not posted any of the updates from Iranian media because I mostly don't believe them Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #5

I wasn't trying to do anything other than update with CENTCOM's denial, so no worries Emrys 16 hrs ago #7

I was being sincere about thanking you for the info! Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #9

Understood! n/t Emrys 15 hrs ago #10

Just to comment on their denial, it does seem very definitive Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #12

Being charitable to a fault, I can accept there are going to be operational reasons for withholding information Emrys 14 hrs ago #13

Also extremely odd for pro-IDF, uber-conservative Channel 14 to tout an IDF rescue mission Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #14

We have money for F15 warplanes, but Emile 16 hrs ago #6

We have money for war planes. kwolf68 3 hrs ago #19

I hope they weren't hit by a Hawk missile John Farmer 7 hrs ago #15

They've updated Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #16

Hegseth has now repeated CENTCOM's denial of this during a press conference: Emrys 3 hrs ago #17

Again, extremely risky to be lying about something like this, but if anyone can do it, it's Hegseth Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #18

Looking around Twitter, the only accounts claiming proof of this F-15 casualty are being quickly and decisively debunked Emrys 2 hrs ago #20