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Prairie Gates

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12. Just to comment on their denial, it does seem very definitive

Reply to Emrys (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:18 AM

Thursday

But, unlike everything else they've denied, I really don't believe them.

I want to believe that they wouldn't lie about it outright, but I can also see them coming out and saying "We were protecting extraction methods" or something like that. Hegseth pretty much said in the first conference that DoD will tell the media whatever they want whenever they want.

It's extremely troubling if CENTCOM is outright lying about damage and casualties.

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

Thought we had 'total' control of the skies SamuelTheThird Thursday #1

What US forces are in Iran? boston bean Thursday #2

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

Yes, they typically have search and rescue on standby VMA131Marine Thursday #11

Look at you. Nice catch. Baitball Blogger Thursday #8

FWIW, CENTCOM is currently denying this. n/t Emrys Thursday #4

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

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

I was being sincere about thanking you for the info! Prairie Gates Thursday #9

Understood! n/t Emrys Thursday #10

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

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

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

We have money for F15 warplanes, but Emile Thursday #6

We have money for war planes. kwolf68 Thursday #19

I hope they weren't hit by a Hawk missile John Farmer Thursday #15

They've updated Prairie Gates Thursday #16

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

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

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