The U.S. conflict in the Middle East has sent more than 50,000 service members into combat since February.
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An Iranian soldier stands amidst the wreckage of a U.S. aircraft that crashed in area near Isfahan, Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a US aircraft that had been searching for the crew member of a missing US fighter jet had been destroyed, Iranian media reported. US President Donald Trump said earlier that the second crew member from the American fighter jet that crashed inside Iran was "SAFE" following a search and rescue operation. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI
