U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame to induct Parkite among latest class

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and the International Skiing History Association will hold their annual gathering this week. The event boasts 12 parties and gatherings across four days and features on snow tours, receptions, apres parties and …

How the U.S. misled Iranian forces while racing to reach a downed airman Hiding alone in a mountain crevice behind enemy ...

Hiding alone in a mountain crevice behind enemy lines, the injured American airman knew exactly what to do: survive and evade. For more than a day, the weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down inside Iran avoided being captured by …

Behind Enemy Lines: U.S. Executes ‘One of the Most Challenging, Complex Missions in Special Ops History’ to Save Airman

The United States executed what officials described as “one of the most challenging and complex” rescue missions in the history of U.S. special operations to recover a downed Air Force officer deep inside Iran after he survived more than 24 hours behind …

Inside the mission to rescue the U.S. airman downed in Iran

An American Air Force colonel who was forced to eject from an F-15E fighter jet over southwest Iran survived nearly two days behind enemy lines, sheltering in a rocky mountain crevice as U.S. forces mounted an urgent and high-risk effort to rescue the …

US Israel Iran War Latest Update: American Pilot Shot Down, Hunted for Two Days & Rescued at Gunpoint in Iran — How the ...

154 U.S. Pilot Rescued: A U.S. airman shot down over southern Iran on Friday has been rescued following a dramatic two-day operation involving dozens of aircraft, a heavy firefight inside Iranian territory, and what President Trump called “one of the most …

A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: U.S. carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran

Smoke And Mirrors: How A CIA Deception Op Masked The Daring Mountain Rescue Of A U.S. Airman

A high-stakes game of intelligence theater allowed U.S. forces to pull a missing weapons systems officer from Iranian territory under the cover of a CIA-led deception campaign, senior administration officials confirmed Sunday. The rescue ended a tense two- …

Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the Western U.S.

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Winter is more than just a season in the Western U.S. It is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through winter …

Daring Rescue in Iran: U.S. Airman Saved from Hostile Mountains

In a dramatic culmination to weeks of escalating conflict with Iran, U.S. forces successfully rescued a downed airman from the rugged mountains of the country, marking one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in recent history. “WE GOT HIM!” …

Michael Luo on the Story of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.

Michael Luo is an executive editor at The New Yorker and writes regularly for the magazine on politics, religion and Asian American issues. Before joining in 2016, he spent thirteen years at the New York Times, as a metro reporter, national correspondent …