{"id":48682,"date":"2026-06-09T13:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/09\/us-soldiers-rescued-after-apache-helicopter-goes-down-near-the-coast-of-oman\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:00:17","slug":"us-soldiers-rescued-after-apache-helicopter-goes-down-near-the-coast-of-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2026\/06\/09\/us-soldiers-rescued-after-apache-helicopter-goes-down-near-the-coast-of-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"US soldiers rescued by drone after Apache helicopter goes down near the coast of Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This is a developing story.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two U.S. Army soldiers were brought to safety by a drone on Monday after their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman, in what may mark the services\u2019 first unmanned vessel rescue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe surface drone that assisted in last night\u2019s rescue of the Apache crew off the coast of Oman was a U.S. Navy Corsair unmanned surface vessel operated by U.S. 5th Fleet\u2019s Task Force 59,\u201d Capt. 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