00:02We got him. A dramatic message from Donald Trump after one of the most daring rescue missions in recent military
00:09history.
00:10The missing officer, a weapons systems colonel, now confirmed safe and alive after being stranded deep inside Iran.
00:19Trump announcing the US military had been tracking him 24 hours a day, planning every move for a precise rescue.
00:28Then came the operation. Dozens of aircraft, armed with what Trump called the most lethal weapons in the world, all
00:37deployed for one mission.
00:39The officer, injured but alive, pulled out from hostile territory under fire,
00:45Trump calling it one of the most daring search and rescue operations in US history.
00:51The mission began when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran.
00:56Both crew members ejected, but only one was recovered immediately.
01:01The second left behind, evading capture for nearly two days as Iranian forces launched a manhunt.
01:09US Special Forces then moved in, deep inside Iran, in what became a full-scale combat rescue.
01:16A massive firefight erupted at the extraction site, with US troops engaging Iranian units to reach the downed officer.
01:25From the skies, US warplanes struck enemy convoys, clearing a path for the rescue teams.
01:32The risks were enormous. Aircraft damaged, helicopters hit, but the mission did not stop.
01:38And finally, the moment they had been waiting for. Contact made, extraction secured.
01:45Trump declaring not a single American was killed or even wounded, calling it proof of total air dominance.
01:53The White House also praising the operation, calling it a testament to American military strength and precision.
02:00But behind the celebration, the reality is clear.
02:03This mission took place inside Iran.
02:06A rescue that became a battle.
02:09A message that echoes beyond the operation.
02:32A daring rescue under fire inside Iran.
02:38The missing US Airmen, now found, pulled out alive from deep inside enemy territory after a massive firefight.
02:49The operation? High risk, high stakes.
02:53US Special Operations Forces launching a covert mission to extract the downed officer in the heart of contested terrain.
03:03The officer? A weapons systems operator from a downed F-15E fighter jet.
03:10Shot down just days earlier over Iranian territory.
03:15Both crew members had ejected.
03:17One rescued quickly.
03:19But the second? Left behind, on the ground.
03:23For nearly 36 hours, he survived.
03:27Evading Iranian forces, avoiding capture, as a manhunt closed in.
03:33Iran had mobilized troops, militias, even civilians, offering rewards for his capture, turning the search into a national hunt.
03:44Then, the rescue began.
03:47U.S. Delta Force and Special Warfare teams moved in.
03:51And the situation exploded into combat.
03:55A massive firefight.
03:57Gunfire.
03:58Chaos.
03:59Enemy resistance.
04:01But the mission continued against all odds.
04:05Even supporting aircraft came under threat.
04:07An A-10 involved in the mission reportedly hit.
04:12Helicopters damaged by ground fire.
04:15But in the end, the objective was achieved.
04:19The missing officer successfully extracted, alive.
04:23This marks a turning point.
04:26The first confirmed ground combat engagement of this war, inside Iran.
04:32A mission that shows the risks, the reach, and the resolve of U.S. forces to bring their own home.
04:41But it also raises a bigger question.
04:44If ground combat has already begun, what comes next?
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