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Decorated F-16 Pilot Details Mission to Rescue U.S. Airmen from Iran

|Iran, Iran|4 independent sources

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President Trump and military leaders revealed new details about the operation to rescue an airman who ejected from an F-15 after it was hit by Iranian fire. The president said the airman was badly injured and hid in a mountain crevice in Iran for 48 hours. More than 150 aircraft were involved in the effort to rescue him. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.

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