states military will support any effort to rescue the pilot. isis militants seized the terrified jordanian pilot claiming they shot down his f-16 over raqqa, syria, an isis strock hold. he is the nephew of a retired jordanian general. his capture, a frightening reminder that even after more than 1300 air strikes without incident over iraq and syria, troops very much at risk over the combat zone. rescuing the pilot may be tough even for jordan's highly regarded counterterrorism forces. it's a propaganda coup for the terrorist group. these are very motivated people who believe they are holy warriors and that this is their destiny to create an islamic state in the heart of the arab world and they'll fight to the death to protect that. isis claims their heat-seeking