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Trey Yingst reports on US forces’ rescue of missing airman deep inside Iran
Trey Yingst reports live from Tel Aviv on the daring US military operation that rescued a missing American airman deep inside Iran. The airman, a colonel, survived nearly 48 hours behind enemy lines after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down on Friday. President Trump’s swift action involved hundreds of US forces, showcasing military and intelligence excellence with no casualties.
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The “daring” U.S. military rescue of a “seriously wounded” airman is being hailed as an American success story, as President Donald Trump announced “we got him!” and detailed the “AMAZING show of bravery and talent,” turning a potential American setback into a show of might.
Details about the rescue are trickling in, including senior administration officials telling Fox News how the CIA deflected enemy attention with a “deception campaign.”
The CIA spread word in Iran through multiple sources that U.S. forces had already found the second of two airmen who ejected from their F-15, and were moving him out of Iran in a maritime exfiltration elsewhere, sources told Fox News, but that was designed to buy time to find the stranded weapons system officer.
The CIA picked up a distress signal, passing the intelligence on to the Pentagon and White House, which ordered the immediate rescue mission, according to sources.
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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle was downed behind enemy lines in Iran, forcing the pilot and weapons systems officer to eject and be rescued in daring special operations. (Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto)
There was initial fear the “beacon signal” was an Iranian “trap,” sources said.
“There was a lot at stake here,” the source said.
Once the CIA confirmed Saturday morning that this was not a trap, the missing airman was located using advanced technical capabilities.
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