The other still unaccounted for, and the regional governor where this happened has offered a bounty.

The "E" variant of this aircraft is called the "Strike Eagle," a name indicative of its ground attack mission/configuration. Such missions put the plane in much greater danger than other missions the platform can be used for, even when there has been considerable suppression of enemy air defenses. As a 4th-generation platform, the F-15 isn't the least bit stealthy (particularly in the heavily-loaded configuration used for strike missions), and modern air defenses are very good at their job. =(