Important details about the mission to rescue the second missing American airman, per @nytimes:

- Hundreds of special forces troops, dozens of U.S. warplanes, helicopters, and cyber, space and other intelligence capabilities used to locate the missing crew member.

- U.S. attack aircraft dropped bombs and opened fire on Iranian convoys to keep them away from the area where the airman was hiding.

- U.S. forces converged on the downed airman, a firefight erupted.

- The airman was equipped with a beacon and a secure communication device for coordinating with forces mounting the rescue.

- A senior U.S. military official described the mission to rescue the airman as one of the most challenging and complex in the history of U.S. special operations.