Folks, let me tell you — this is what WINNING looks like!
We just pulled off one of the most incredible, high-risk, nobody-else-could-do-it rescues in history. Deep in the mountains of Iran, with their military swarming all over the place, getting closer and closer... and we went in anyway. Twice!First, broad daylight — seven hours flying right over Iran like we owned the skies (because we basically do). Then another daring raid when it got really dangerous. Our warriors rescued a highly respected Colonel, a seriously wounded but brave F-15 hero. The kind of mission people say "it just doesn’t happen!" — except when you have the best military in the world and a President who actually backs them up.The Iranians were looking hard, big numbers, thinking they had him... and boom — we snatched him right out from under their noses. AMAZING bravery, unbelievable talent, total dominance!Nobody does it better. Nobody even tries anymore. This is America First in action — we leave no one behind.Monday at 1:00 P.M. in the Oval Office, I’ll be holding a big News Conference with our incredible Military leaders. You’re going to see it, you’re going to love it. Tremendous stuff!God bless our great MILITARY WARRIORS — the greatest fighting force anywhere on Earth. We are making America strong again, and the world is noticing... big league!
U.S. used 2 × C-130s + 4 × MH-6 “Little Bird” helicopters to rescuse F-15E crew member from Iran.
Pilot was rescued from mountain area by helicopter.
Problem: C-130s got stuck on a makeshift desert airstrip. Additional aircraft (Dash-8s) brought in to extract personnel.
Then, U.S. abandoned and destroyed aircraft (~$300 million loss).
Iran shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones.
U.S. struck approaching IRGC forces.
Casualties:
None reported on U.S. side.
Source: @michaeldweiss
Expenditure for rescuing ONE pilot!!
$386,000,000
let me break it down for you because nobody else will:
> F-15E Strike Eagle — $100,000,000.. destroyed
> A-10 Thunderbolt II — $18,800,000.. destroyed
> 2x C-130 Hercules — $150,000,000 to $200,000,000.. destroyed ON THE GROUND
> MH-6 Little Bird — $12,000,000.. destroyed
and here's the part that should make you sit down..
they weren't shot down. the US blew up its OWN planes so Iran wouldn't capture them.
$386,000,000 in hardware.. detonated by the people who built it.. because they got stuck.
and they're calling it a victory.
the most expensive tow truck in human history.
If you think this was big wait until you see what i'm posting tonight.. follow me so you see it.
Iran has failed to capture the U.S. pilot even after taking down his F-15 with its air defense systems.
So Pakistan remains the only country in recent times to have captured an enemy pilot after shooting down his jet — Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan in 2019.
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ONE AMERICAN PILOT IS DOWN INSIDE IRAN
He ejected over southwestern Iran on Friday. His crew is gone. His jet is wreckage. Iran put out a public bounty on his location.
Iranian civilians are searching for him right now. So is the US military.
Special operations crossed into Iran under cover of darkness. They went into enemy territory to bring him home.
And then they hit Iranian forces. US government confirms: "intense clashes" on the ground.
American soldiers are in a firefight inside Iran. For one man.
That's the thing about war nobody tells you — sometimes it's not about strategy. Sometimes it's just about not leaving someone behind.
And right now, that decision has turned into a ground war.
🎖️ The pilot is still missing. His family is watching. The world is watching.
the real story behind this hasn't been told yet.. follow me because i'm about to tell it.
ONE AMERICAN PILOT IS DOWN INSIDE IRAN
He ejected over southwestern Iran on Friday. His crew is gone. His jet is wreckage. Iran put out a public bounty on his location.
Iranian civilians are searching for him right now. So is the US military.
Special operations crossed into Iran under cover of darkness. They went into enemy territory to bring him home.
And then they hit Iranian forces. US government confirms: "intense clashes" on the ground.
American soldiers are in a firefight inside Iran. For one man.
That's the thing about war nobody tells you — sometimes it's not about strategy. Sometimes it's just about not leaving someone behind.
And right now, that decision has turned into a ground war.
🎖️ The pilot is still missing. His family is watching. The world is watching.
the real story behind this hasn't been told yet.. follow me because i'm about to tell it.
ONE AMERICAN PILOT IS DOWN INSIDE IRAN
He ejected over southwestern Iran on Friday. His crew is gone. His jet is wreckage. Iran put out a public bounty on his location.
Iranian civilians are searching for him right now. So is the US military.
Special operations crossed into Iran under cover of darkness. They went into enemy territory to bring him home.
And then they hit Iranian forces. US government confirms: "intense clashes" on the ground.
American soldiers are in a firefight inside Iran. For one man.
That's the thing about war nobody tells you — sometimes it's not about strategy. Sometimes it's just about not leaving someone behind.
And right now, that decision has turned into a ground war.
🎖️ The pilot is still missing. His family is watching. The world is watching.
the real story behind this hasn't been told yet.. follow me because i'm about to tell it.
ONE AMERICAN PILOT IS DOWN INSIDE IRAN
He ejected over southwestern Iran on Friday. His crew is gone. His jet is wreckage. Iran put out a public bounty on his location.
Iranian civilians are searching for him right now. So is the US military.
Special operations crossed into Iran under cover of darkness. They went into enemy territory to bring him home.
And then they hit Iranian forces. US government confirms: "intense clashes" on the ground.
American soldiers are in a firefight inside Iran. For one man.
That's the thing about war nobody tells you — sometimes it's not about strategy. Sometimes it's just about not leaving someone behind.
And right now, that decision has turned into a ground war.
🎖️ The pilot is still missing. His family is watching. The world is watching.
the real story behind this hasn't been told yet.. follow me because i'm about to tell it.
They came for the skies.
Now they're fighting for their lives on the ground. The missing pilot is not just a man — he's the reason empires bleed in the dirt.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Intense clashes are reportedly underway between American and Iranian forces in southwestern Iran.
The missing F-15E crew member has not yet been extracted.