CIA ‘deception campaign’ bought time for rescue of downed airman

The downing of a U.S. fighter jet over Iranian airspace Friday set off a scramble to rescue an American airman inside hostile territory.

What we do - and don’t - know about the operation to rescue the US airman

In a triumphant post on Truth Social this morning, US President Donald Trump announced the second US service member whose F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was downed over Iran had been rescued.

Former CENTCOM commander calls rescue of U.S. airman a "hard lesson for Iran"

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, a former commander of U.S. Central Command, outlined takeaways on the search-and-rescue mission​ for a missing U.S. airman on "Face the Nation," and called it a "hard lesson for Iran.

Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman

Hiding alone in a mountain crevice behind enemy lines, the injured American airman knew exactly what to do: survive and evade.

US snatches airman from Iran as Trump, Israel ratchet up pressure

By Phil Stewart and Menna AlaaElDin WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. special forces rescued a downed airman in Iran in a complex operation that averted a potential crisis for President Donald Trump,

Trump initially feared radio message from downed US airman was Iranian trap

After ejecting from the jet, the officer sent a message over his radio saying “Power be to God,” according to Trump who added that it "sounded like something a Muslim would say. " US President Donald

Dramatic rescue of U.S. airman in Iran as Trump proposes expanded war budget

After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn't open the Strait of Hormuz it would be "living in Hell." Representative Madeline Dean,