Here is what Axios just learned:
A senior Trump administration official said that prior to locating the weapons systems officer and the U.S. military rescue operation, the CIA first launched a deception campaign spreading word inside Iran that U.S. forces had already found him and were moving him on the ground for exfiltration out of the country
The official said the CIA used its unique capabilities to search for – and find – the weapons systems officer. “This was the ultimate needle in a haystack but in this case it was a brave American soul inside a mountain crevice, invisible but for CIA’s capabilities”, the official said
According to the official the CIA immediately shared the pilot’s exact location with the Pentagon, the U.S. military and The White House
The President ordered an immediate rescue mission, which the Pentagon executed, with the CIA continuing to provide real time information in support of this mission, the official said
HOW GREAT IS OUR MILITARY?????
JAW DROPPING new details emerge from the mission that rescued our brave service member in Iran