Second U.S. airman from downed warplane safe after daring rescue inside Iran, Trump confirms - Nicholas Ballasy

 

​ by Nicholas Ballasy

Iranian state TV urged the Iranian people to turn over the “enemy pilot.”

 

A missing U.S. crewman was rescued Saturday evening inside Iran more than a day after the regime shot down his warplane, President Donald Trump confirmed.

"WE GOT HIM!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. "My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND!

"This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue," he added.

Trump said the rescue operation involved "dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World" and the airman "sustained injuries, but he will be just fine."

Iranian state TV earlier on Saturday urged the Iranian people to turn over the “enemy pilot.”

Iran reportedly had shot down two U.S. planes on Friday and the other pilots had been rescued earlier. 

"This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation," Trump wrote.

"This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies," he added. 

He continued, writing, "This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World." 

Nicholas Ballasy

Source: https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/search-missing-pilot-continues-after-iran-shoots-down-us-jet

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