3 APR 26 SITREP

• A US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet with a crew of two was shot down over Iran, triggering an active search and rescue operation involving US Special Forces and coordination with Israeli authorities.
• One crew member was located alive in Iranian territory after ejecting from the aircraft and was receiving medical treatment, while the second crew member made contact with US military forces via encrypted radio.
• Israeli officials halted ongoing strikes in the area to avoid interfering with the rescue mission as Iranian state media claimed responsibility for the shootdown and released unverified images of the wreckage.
• The Iranian regime called on civilians to search for the missing crew and offered a government reward, while the broader conflict has resulted in 13 American deaths since February 28 when US and Israeli forces killed multiple Iranian leaders including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

• A federal anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance suspended 221 hospice and healthcare providers across California, representing a 215 percent increase from 70 suspensions issued in Los Angeles the previous week.
• Federal authorities conducted coordinated Thursday morning raids, including an FBI SWAT operation at a residence in Anaheim where Amelou Gill and Gladwin Gill of St. Francis Palliative Care were arrested.
• The Gills are accused of submitting over $5.2 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, receiving $4 million that was laundered, while their hospice reported a 2.3 percent mortality rate over 5 years.
• The Department of Justice charged more than a dozen defendants, including 8 arrests, alleging over $50 million in fraud against the federal healthcare system with charges including healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

• Buckingham Palace confirmed that no Easter message will be issued this year, while King Charles, age 77, marked the period with a visit to North Wales alongside Queen Camilla.
• The Royal Family previously issued a public Ramadan message in February through official social media stating “Ramadan Mubarak” and extending greetings to Muslims in the UK, the Commonwealth, and globally.
• Windsor Castle hosted an Iftar prayer event marking the end of Ramadan, and King Charles referenced the observance during a state banquet for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu during a March visit to the United Kingdom.
• At the banquet, King Charles acknowledged Ramadan and extended Eid greetings, while his Maundy Thursday message in the prior year focused on Jesus washing the feet of followers as a central Christian teaching.