Afghanistan, April 5 -- President Donald Trump said Sunday a missing U.S. airman was rescued in Iran after what he called a daring military operation.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a missing American airman had been successfully rescued in Iran, describing the operation as one of the boldest search-and-rescue missions in U.S. military history.
In a social media post, Trump wrote: "We got him!" and said U.S. forces had carried out a high-risk mission over recent hours to recover the officer, who he said was now "safe and secure."
The rescued officer was one of the two crew members aboard an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet that went down over Iran on Friday. One crew member was recovered shortly after the crash, while efforts to locate t...