Según un portavoz militar, se trató del primer rescate en EE.UU. llevado a cabo por una embarcación de superficie autónoma y pilotada a distancia por un operador humano.

A U.S. Navy drone boat rescued two Army aviators after their Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman.

Elite US airborne troops from the 82nd Airborne Division were among the American forces involved in leading the rescue operation.