The U.S. military employed hundreds of people and some 176 aircraft over the weekend to rescue the crew of an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle downed deep inside Iran . The big picture: This "air armada," as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine described it at the White House on Monday, helped pull off a pair of "incredibly dangerous" extractions, bringing home the pilot and weapon-system officer (WSO). - Their callsigns were Dude 44A and Dude 44B. Among the aircraft used were bombers, fighters, refueling tankers, helicopters and unmanned systems . - Caine name-dropped the A-10 Warthog, HC-130 Combat King II and HH-60 Jolly Green II. He also hinted at "remotely piloted" and "tactical" drones. - "The courage demonstrated by both the pilot…
President Donald J. Trump on Monday vowed that his administration would identify the “leaker” who revealed that the U.S. military was unable to immediately rescue the second pilot shot down over Iran last week. “We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” the President said during a White House briefing discussing the successful rescue operation to extract the two U.S. airmen who were forced to eject from their F-15E deep inside Iran. The post Trump Vows to Find ‘Sick’ Media Leaker Who Put Mission to Rescue Downed Pilot ‘At Great Risk.’ appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump on Monday vowed that his administration would identify the “leaker” who revealed that the U.S. military was unable to immediately rescue the second U.S. airman shot down over Iran last week. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, the U.S. military, the corporate media , and a suspected leaker. WHEN & WHERE: The comments were made during a White House press conference on Monday, April 6, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “We have to find that leaker because that is a sick person; probably didn’t realize the extent of how bad it was… They put this mission at great risk.” — President Trump IMPACT: While the F-15E’s pilot was swiftly rescued in a daring daytime extraction, the downed jet’s…Open
Military planes in flight. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Published April 5, 2026 A dramatic U.S. military rescue operation deep inside Iran has captured global attention after a downed American airman was successfully extracted following a tense, [...]
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