Daring Iran Rescue: Pilot, WSO Saved

0:00On April 6th, U.S. forces just executed a daring rescue deep inside Iran for a two-man F-415E crew shot down late Thursday. They swooped in with helicopters, refuelers, and fighters to grab the pilot within hours, beating the Iranians to the punch. The weapon systems officer had a tougher go, injured but smart enough to hike through mountains and hole up in a cave. Nearly two days later, on Saturday, he linked up with rescuers after CIA tech zeroed in on his spot by finding one grain of sand in a desert. Trump broke it all down at the White House, praising the crew's training to evade capture right after a crash. Top brass highlighted how the backseat flyer, call sign Dude 44 Bravo, played it cool under fire. An A-10 warthog took enemy hits while shielding the down pilot, but kept fighting, lent to friendly turf, and the pilot ejected safely for a quick. Pick up, he's doing fine now. Dozens of aircraft, including drones and strikers, formed a massive air armada, half for straight-up deception to fake the crew's location.

1:05Back home, national security stayed glued to open phone lines for two straight days until both aviators touched down safe. I'm Cory with the story. That's your global news update AI powered and always on.