Americans were on pins and needles.

They hoped for the best, but were preparing for the worst.

And then Donald Trump said three words that left every American breathing a massive sigh of relief.

The Iranian military shot down an American F15 fighter jet, making it the first time Iran downed a U.S. aircraft in the war.

Considering that the American military flew thousands of sorties over Iranian airspace, the fact that it took until day 35 for Iran to shoot down an American craft demonstrated the level of air superiority and military dominance America imposed.

The pilot and the weapons system officer both ejected and landed in Iran.

American forces quickly recovered the pilot.

But the weapons system officer found himself stranded behind enemy lines with only a handun to defend himself.

The Iranian government realized that capturing the crewman would represent a massive propaganda victory and placed a massive bounty for his capture, leading thousands of citizens to join the IRGC and Basij fighters in trying to apprehend the crewman.

48 hours later, President Trump announced “WE GOT HIM” and that U..S. special forces recovered the crewman in a daring rescue mission that was straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster.

“WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! Tru,p wrote on Truth Social.

The CIA tracked the crewman using top-secret transponder technology and notified the Pentagon of the crewman’s location, who stayed hidden from the Iranians by seeking refuge in a mountainous region.

“This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue,” Trump added.

Trump ordered special forces commandos into Iran, accompanied by several dozen planes and helicopters, who deployed bombs and weapons to keep Iranian forces at bay.

This was the most complex operation in the history of U.S. special operations.

“At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation,” Trump added.

The special forces then built a makeshift base and runway in Iran for rescue planes to take off from to fly the special forces unit and the downed crewman back to safety in Kuwait.

Several of the planes were damaged, so the special forces blew them up rather than let them fall into enemy hands as the military flew new rescue aircraft into Iran to recover the American forces.

“This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies,” Trump continued.

Trump exclaimed that all Americans, regardless of party affiliation, should take pride in the bravery, ingenuity, lethality, and effectiveness of the men in the armed forces who carried out this mission.

“This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND HAPPY EASTER TO ALL! Trump concluded.

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