Check out this photo of one of the “exercises” a volunteer must undergo if he wants to qualify for training to become an Air Force pararescuemen. This was just a “screening” session. If an individual passes, he then undergoes 10 weeks of the really tough stuff.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.