Downed F-15E airman hid in Iran's mountains as massive rescue unfolded - CNN Inside Politics

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CNN’s Jim Sciutto breaks down what we know about the US military’s dangerous and complex mission to rescue an airman who went down in Iran.

Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton, former National Security Council official Brett McGurk and former Marine intelligence officer Hal Kempfer giver their reactions to the daring mission. - Aired on 04/05/2026.

0:00 CNN chief national security analyst gives new details about the rescue mission
2:08 Retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton on the mission’s planning and tactics
5:29 Former National Security Council official reacts to the rescue
8:44 Retired Marine colonel on the CIA’s involvement in the extraction efforts

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1. amazing effort

love that our military has still got IN SPITE OF the bad jokes Trump and Kegseth

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2. Same here, made me grateful and proud!

Despite the national embarrassment of a draft dodger sending our military into an unprovoked war and a secretary who is an international embarrassment...