Second airman in F-15E that was shot down over Iran rescued safely, U.S. officials say

U.S. forces safely rescued the second F-15E crew member of a two-seat fighter jet that went down over Iran on Friday, two U.S. officials said late Saturday

U.S. forces safely rescued the second F-15E crew member of a two-seat fighter jet that went down over Iran on Friday, two U.S. officials said late Saturday.

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President Donald Trump said the rescue was "an Easter miracle" in a text message to NBC News, and praised U.S. forces for their "strong, decisive" actions.

“The Iranians thought they had him, but it wasn’t even close,” he said. “And remember, we got two, but couldn’t talk about the first in that it would have highlighted that there was a second.”