So in a breathtaking show of skill and precision, lethality and force, America's military descended on the area, the real area, engaged the enemy, rescued the stranded officer, destroyed all threats, and exited Iranian territory while taking no casualties of any kind. The heroic F15 weapon system officer had evaded capture on the ground in Iran for almost 48 hours. That's a long time when you're in tough shape and when you're bleeding. It's a long time when, when we left, as you probably know, we had two large planes, old, pretty old planes that carried a lot. (07:45–07:56)
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Asserts that an F15 officer evaded capture in Iran for nearly 48 hours.
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