The U.S. Air Force and navy rescued two Saudi fighter pilots after they ejected themselves from their F-15 fighter during combat operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pilots were forced to eject into the Gulf of Aden after the Saudi jet suffered from mechanical problems. A U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk special operations helicopter and crew dispatched from Djibouti to rescue the Saudi pilots where reported their conditions as ambulatory. The entire operation took two hours.
