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Trump: US airman 'safe & sound' after rescue - CNN Newsroom [View all]
A missing US service member whose F-15 jet was shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces in an operation that involved “dozens of aircraft,” Donald Trump said. He added that the service member “sustained injuries, but he will be just fine.”
The high-stakes search began Friday after an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down in the region. Another crew member was rescued shortly after the crash and is receiving medical attention, CNN previously reported. - Aired on 04/05/2026.
0:00 Trump announces airman's rescue on Truth Social
0:53 CNN chief US security analyst Jim Sciutto reports from Tel Aviv
5:19 Maj. Gen. Mark MacCarley (Ret.) reacts to news of airman's rescue
8:19 MacCarley explains the search and rescue process
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