“WE GOT HIM!” Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after midnight. "The U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine," Trump wrote.
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The F-15E was the first U.S. military aircraft to be shot down inside Iran since the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel launched a surprise attack that killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and more than 100 school children in a single day.
Two rescue helicopters were also hit on Friday during the operation to locate the missing airman.
Hiding in a mountain crevice
According to accounts given by U.S. officials to various outlets, the airman used his mandatory Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training to evade capture for a day and a half.
After the crash landing, the colonel hiked to an elevated ridge and activated an emergency beacon, which allowed U.S. forces to locate him, two U.S. officials told Fox News.
Videos posted online showed locals from the area where the jet went down forming search parties to find the airman. According to the New York Times, U.S. aircraft dropped bombs on convoys that approached the area where the airman was hiding.
Trump announced just after midnight on Saturday that the airman, whom he described as a “highly respected Colonel,” was “SAFE and SOUND!”
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