US EditionRisky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge, Trump says
Dozens of aircraft and hundreds of personnel helped recover the downed crew, while the CIA used secret technology and deception to mislead Iranian forces.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump detailed a risky rescue operation involving dozens of aircraft and secret CIA technology to recover a two-man F-15E Strike Eagle crew downed deep inside Iran.
- U.S. forces rescued the pilot within hours of the crash late Thursday, but locating the injured weapons systems officer, Dude-44 Bravo, proved far more complex, requiring nearly two days of searching.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency used "exquisite technologies that no other intelligence service" possesses to locate the aviator, while Trump described monitoring a camera feed for 45 minutes before confirming, "We have him."
- Protected by an "air armada" of drones and strike aircraft, rescuers moved in on Sunday to extract the officer using three "lighter, faster aircraft" after cargo planes proved too heavy to depart.
- Trump claimed the operation relied on extensive subterfuge to mislead Iranian forces, boasting that "hundreds" of personnel were involved, despite his aides' efforts to protect military and intelligence secrets.
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The Iran Rescue: The Payoff of Painful Lessons
The well-deserved accolades have already been given, although there will be yet another round when the medal citations have been written, and the heroes summoned for their ceremonial presentations. There will be many such, all well-earned, because the rescue of the two downed F-15 crew represents…
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Risky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge, Trump says
The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran.
Spectacular rescue behind enemy lines: After the launch of a US fighter jet over Iran, the second soldier is now also safe. US President Donald Trump celebrates the risky operation as a historic success, but the salvage apparently ran through a dangerous battlefield.
The U.S. resorted to dozens of aircraft, hundreds of troops, CIA secret technology, and a dose of trickery to rescue two crew members from a downed F-15E fighter in Iran, a risky mission that U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers detailed on Monday.
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