1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,559 Speaker 1: This operation for the first pilot and this second pilot's 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: remarkable exercise demonstration of US military courage, technology power. I 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: would encourage the President and the Secretary of Defense, consistent 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: with operational security, share as much of that with the 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: American public so that the American public can appreciate what 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: goes into this kind of operation is more complicated than 7 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: there've been locked operation. 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson. 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 3: Good Monday morning. 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That's Patriotmobile dot com slash 38 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 3: ben forty seven or nine seven to Patriot and switched today. 39 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 3: It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now. 40 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: Story number one. 41 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: We start with the good news. It is incredible. US 42 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 3: officials have confirmed we got them back. It was a 43 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: daring rescue of two US pilots in Iran. This is 44 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 3: one of those moments that reminds the world exactly what 45 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: the United States military is also capable of, and against 46 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 3: overwhelming odds, deep inside in enemy territory, with Iranian forces 47 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: actively hunting them, America went in and brought our men home. Now, 48 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 3: this began when a US F five ffteen Strike Eagle 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: was shot down over Iran during the active combat operations. 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: Both of the crew members ejected under fire. They landed 51 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: separately in hostile territory. Iranian forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, 52 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 3: immediately launched a massive man hunt. Iran even put a 53 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 3: bounty on the pilot's heads. At that moment, the clock 54 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 3: was ticking. This was no ordinary rescue. It was a 55 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 3: race against time, and US special forces were now up 56 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: against the entire Iranian military. Whoever got them first would 57 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 3: control the outcome, and both sides knew it. We'll start 58 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: with what has been described as Phase one. The first 59 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 3: pilot had a rapid recovery. It was all done under fire. 60 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 3: There was emergency locator beacons that went off real time 61 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: intelligence surveillance reconnaissance was overhead. Coordinated air and ground response 62 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 3: took place, and within hours, as helicopters moved in, the 63 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 3: rescue aircraft took small arms fire on the approach and 64 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: crew members were wounded, but they did not abort the mission, 65 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 3: and despite the danger, the pilot was successfully recovered. Roughly 66 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: seven hours after the ejection seat handle was pulled. The 67 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: team got him out alive and into medical care. That 68 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 3: alone would have been headline news, but the real test 69 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: was unfortunately still ahead. That is when phase two began 70 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: the second airman, and it was a forty eight hour 71 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 3: man hunt. The second crew member, a weapons systems officer 72 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: known as a WSO, disappeared into the rugged mountains, and 73 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: this is where the mission turned into something well truly extraordinary. 74 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 3: It was survival for him behind the enemy lines. Between 75 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 3: thirty six to forty eight hours, this American airmen hid 76 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 3: in the mountain terrain, evaded Iranian patrols, survived with minimal equipment, 77 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: reportedly just a side arm. Meanwhile, Iranian forces were closing in. 78 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: Local militias and even tribal groups had joined the hunt 79 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 3: for the American pilot, with a bounty on his head, 80 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 3: and that is when things got really intense. The US 81 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 3: response was full scale. It was a rescue operation the 82 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 3: United States launched. Now what we now understand is one 83 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 3: of the most complex rescue missions in modern military history. 84 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: Assets that were deployed included Seal Team six, Yes you 85 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: heard that right, Seal Team six, as well as hundreds 86 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: of Special Operations forces. Dozens of aircraft and drones were used. 87 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 3: An MQ nine Reaper drone providing overwatch as well as 88 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: strikes when the enemy was getting close, the MC one 89 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:59,799 Speaker 3: thirty and Special Operations aircraft, as well as helicopter Assault Team. 90 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 3: We also know that the CIA started a deception campaign, 91 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 3: apparently to by time as well as to confuse Iran. 92 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: The CIA spread false intelligence that the pilot had already 93 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: been rescued. Iranian forces were redirected to the wrong locations. 94 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 3: This deception likely saved the pilot's life, were now being 95 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 3: told Now, then there was the combat conditions that happened 96 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 3: on the ground. As US forces closed in, Iranian convoys 97 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 3: moved towards the area, US aircraft bombed approaching forces to 98 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:41,799 Speaker 3: keep them away. Drones also conducted precision strikes on hostile units, 99 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 3: and that wasn't just a rescue. It was literally a 100 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 3: live combat extraction inside of Iran. That extraction was filled 101 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 3: with chaos and pure courage. When US forces reached the airmen, 102 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: he was found injured but alive. Extraction aircraft moved into position, 103 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 3: being told then there was another problem. Aircraft malfunctioned on 104 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 3: the ground. At least one had to be destroyed to 105 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 3: prevent capture. Even with that setback, replacement aircraft were brought in. 106 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 3: US forces held the perimeter under pressure, and then they 107 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 3: got him out. Now the mission was complete. Both men 108 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 3: were recovered. The first pilot rescued within hours, the second 109 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 3: airmen rescued after nearly two days behind enemy lines. Both 110 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: were evacuated safely. President Donald Trump confirmed the moment with 111 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 3: a simple message, we got him. He later called it 112 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 3: one of the most daring operations in US history. Now 113 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 3: what made this historic operation reality? It wasn't just a rescue. 114 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: This was a deep penetration mission inside hostile Iran. It 115 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: was a race against enemy forces and time, a joint 116 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 3: operation involving military and intelligent asset, A demonstration of not 117 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: only our air dominance, but our special forces operations and 118 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: their precision as well. As intelligence warfare, with the CIA 119 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 3: getting involved, and most importantly, America kept its promise we 120 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 3: do not leave our people behind. Now, this is what 121 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 3: American strength looks like. When a pilot goes down. Under 122 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 3: President Trump's leadership, we don't hesitate, we don't negotiate for 123 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: their lives. We don't leave them behind. We sent everything 124 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 3: we've got through mountains, through enemy fire, and through chaos. 125 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: And this weekend the United States proved it yet again, 126 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 3: against all the odds. We went deep into Iran, and 127 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 3: we brought our men home. As the President described it, 128 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 3: mission accomplished, Donald Trump saying later, yes, our US airmen 129 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 3: are safe and sound after this rescue operation. And it 130 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 3: also explained something else, That is, when you have a 131 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 3: president that is willing to lead, others are willing to 132 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 3: do incredible things to make sure that no one is 133 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 3: ever left behind. God bless our men and women in uniform. 134 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: What an amazing easter present to everyone, and a reminder, 135 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 3: by the way, that American can do amazing things when 136 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 3: they're allowed to do those amazing things. We also know 137 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 3: that the President of United States of America apparently made 138 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 3: contact with the pilots, thanking them for their bravery talking 139 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 3: to the families as well, thanking them for their services 140 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 3: country and is a clear reminder that we should always 141 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: be proud and extremely thankful for all of our men 142 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: and our women who serve this country and put their 143 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 3: lives on the line for all of us. God bless 144 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 3: every single person that served this country past and present. 145 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 3: Thank you that we have a present that's willing to 146 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 3: fight to protect us, but is also willing to protect 147 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 3: the men and women who are willing to protect us. 148 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 3: Imagine if you're serving in our military and you now 149 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 3: know without a shadow of a doubt that this president 150 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 3: will move heaven and earth to come get you and 151 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 3: bring every resource and asset we have to protect you. 152 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 3: Is that going to make you want to serve your country? 153 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 3: You better believe it. 154 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 155 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. 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