Powerful Three Words Heard on First Radio Signal from Downed Airman — Trump’s Response Draws Scrutiny
By Daily Mail. An F-15 airman who was stranded in Iran was rescued on Saturday night, but a message he radioed made Trump fear that the US military was being lured into a trap.
The unidentified airman, who President Donald Trump has described as a ‘brave warrior,’ got trapped behind enemy lines after his fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran on Friday.
A pilot who was with him safely ejected the aircraft and was rescued by two military helicopters that same day, but the airman remained missing for nearly 48 hours while hiding in a mountain crevice with nothing but a handgun to protect himself.
In an interview with Axios, Trump said the airman had given an unusual message after ejecting from the fighter jet that aroused suspicion. The message was: ‘Power be to God.’
Trump told the outlet: ‘What he said on the radio sounded like something a Muslim would say.’ (Read more from “Powerful Three Words Heard on First Radio Signal from Downed Airman — Trump’s Response Draws Scrutiny” HERE)
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US special forces rescue second F-15 airman from Iran
By Military Times. U.S. special forces rescued a downed airman in Iran in a complex operation that averted a potential crisis for President Donald Trump, as the war entered its sixth week with little sign of progress in diplomatic efforts for a resolution.
Trump announced the rescue in the early hours of Sunday in a social media post that described the operation, in a mountainous area of Iran, as “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.”
The airman, the weapons officer of an F-15 jet shot down on Friday, was wounded but “will be just fine,” Trump said in a message on X posted by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The pilot of the aircraft was rescued on Friday.
A U.S. official said the operation, which Israel said it had assisted, involved dozens of military aircraft and encountered fierce resistance from Iranian forces.
Iran’s military said several U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the operation, including two military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters. Footage posted on social media showed burned out aircraft wreckage, which Reuters verified was in the area. (Read more from “US special forces rescue second F-15 airman from Iran” HERE)
