Tousi TV: Second F-15 Pilot Rescued as Iranian Civilians Aid American Operation to Rescue Him

Tousi reports below. I assume he knows what he's talking about, but take it with grain of salt until we have official confirmation.

Here is a summary:

The US knew where the pilot -- the weapons officer, or WSO, apparently called a "Wizzo" in the trade -- was located due to "unique capabilities." I mean, I think he has a coded radio so I don't know why we're being all cagey about it. He was hiding in a mountain.

The CIA created a deception campaign to trick Iran into thinking he was a hundred miles away (or so) away from his real location.

Iranian Basij forces -- plainclothes soldiers/thugs -- went to the fake location and were "annihilated" by US warplanes sent to greet them. Tousi has video of Iranians coming upon the bodies and saying, "They're all dead."

The US actually created a pop-up secret base of operations deep inside of Iran, about 100 miles (again, I don't know the real distance) south of Teheran. They landed C-130s and little bird helicopters here. I guess this is where the special forces operators struck out from.

One deduction: The US always knew where he was, and told him to just remain hidden and invisible while forces were flown in to rescue him.

One minor hitch in the operation -- one (or was it both?) of the C-130s became stuck and could not take off so they had to be blown up on the ground. This always seems to happen in major special forces operations.

CNN lied and claimed Iranian civilians were flooding into the area to find the pilot on behalf of the IRGC. In fact, they were using their vehicles to jam up the highways to prevent the IRGC from sending troops into the area.

Also, Tousi reports that Trump began secretly arming Iranian civilians since January, when the first uprisings began.

So good news all around. With the civilians armed and openly aiding the US and Israel, I have renewed hopes for the end of the Islamic Occupational Army in Iran.

Update: Trump's post about it.

Happy Easter!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:00 PM

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1
Wonderful news!

Posted by: fourseasons at April 05, 2026 12:02 PM (3ek7K)

2 What happened???
Threads upon threads.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:03 PM (2WIwB)

3 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Funny how wars unfold when someone knows what they are doing.

Happy Easter everyone.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 05, 2026 12:04 PM (CHHv1)

5 America, fuck yeah!

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at April 05, 2026 12:05 PM (88gK3)

6 Trump began secretly arming Iranian civilians since January

What about me? WHAT ABOUT MEEEEE???!!!!
*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 05, 2026 12:05 PM (TbWk/)

7 January in Delaware Is Now “Muslim Heritage Month”

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Shouldn't that be September 11?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:05 PM (ndZc7)

8 Happy Easter Ace and Horde!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 05, 2026 12:06 PM (QGaXH)

9 CNN lied

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Well, day ending in Y.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

10 Well one had to think some 3 card Monte was going on as crewman was missing yet Iran forces couldn't find him either

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:06 PM (Ia/+0)

11 happy Easter everyone!

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:07 PM (1wjle)

12 Squirrel!

Posted by: CIA at April 05, 2026 12:07 PM (XeU6L)

13 Europe is half taken over by Islam and so they are starting here.

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:08 PM (Ia/+0)

14 A little known factoid about Iran. There are huge swaths of desert where the ground is hardened sand about 2 feet thick with rivers of flowing mud beneath. Dangerous for heavy equipment like tanks and C-130s.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2WIwB)

15 I think it was gatewaypundit that said there was a pretty intense firefight, but no one hurt so that works.

Happy Easter everyone.

I'm doing my news rounds. Reports say there may be a deal with Iran Monday. Because if you can't muslims, who can you trust?

Like this is our first day.....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:09 PM (Sco7b)

16 In my mind, the AC-130 has a loudspeaker that blasts out "Surprise, muthafuckas!" right before cutting loose with the miniguns and 105.

Posted by: PabloD at April 05, 2026 12:09 PM (8sD0/)

17 America, fuck yeah!
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan

+1

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:09 PM (ndZc7)

18 Squirrel!
Posted by: CIA at April 05, 2026 12:07 PM (XeU6L)
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You called?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 05, 2026 12:09 PM (ESVrU)

19 Happy Easter ! This is a particularly good one with this rescue... I love Trump saying Praise Allah... LOL.... Twist that knife...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:10 PM (mAxUt)

20 And thanks to people for talking about the OPM situation 2 threads back.

Things really seemed to go downhill after that. Not that 'people' would sell out for much other than a cushy job anyways.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Sco7b)

21 Wait the CIA did something right in Iran?

MC-130s probably, USAF Spec Ops. They were the only part of Operation Eagle Claw that functioned correctly until a Marine MH-53's rotor sliced into one.

Glad they got the pilot out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:12 PM (GcFhi)

22 14 A little known factoid about Iran. There are huge swaths of desert where the ground is hardened sand about 2 feet thick with rivers of flowing mud beneath. Dangerous for heavy equipment like tanks and C-130s.
Posted by: Diogenes

I saw Rivers of Flowing Mud open for Rare Earth at the Odeon in 1974.

Posted by: Surly Riser at April 05, 2026 12:12 PM (oftw2)

23 https://legis.delaware.gov/Bill Detail Legislation Id =142836

They don't even try to hide it. 3000 Americans were killed on 9/11 and now they celibate Ramadan

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Ia/+0)

24 >>>14 A little known factoid about Iran. There are huge swaths of desert where the ground is hardened sand about 2 feet thick with rivers of flowing mud beneath. Dangerous for heavy equipment like tanks and C-130s.

huh. I did not know that.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

25 A little known factoid about Iran. There are huge swaths of desert where the ground is hardened sand about 2 feet thick with rivers of flowing mud beneath. Dangerous for heavy equipment like tanks and C-130s.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:08 PM (2WIwB)

A more clever people would find a way to map the course of those mud rivers, and erect dams to back them up into lakes. As the current is stopped, the solids would settle out, and lakes of clear water would result. Which a more clever people could make use of.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:13 PM (I7pZ1)

26 The original C-130's likely transported the AH-6 "Little Bird" helicopters along with the extraction crew. All of the aircraft had to be destroyed when the 130's couldn't take off again.

3 additional C-130's were dispatched to collect all the commandos, Soldiers, PJ's, etc. from the makeshift airbase.

And we also used MQ-9 Reaper drones armed with Hellfire missiles and bombs to waste anyone who tried to interfere with the op.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2026 12:13 PM (AkEZC)

27 From last thread:
“303 I don't understand Trump's pursuit of a "deal" with Iran. Any agreement to cease military operations that leaves the clerics in charge of the country will be seen as a victory for Iran by every one of our enemies.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO, Open Source INT Analyst at April 05, 2026 11:27 AM (cWLG3)”

Trump’s repeated offers to negotiate provide full legal and political cover, and justification, for doing what must be done after they fail.

And anyone who studies the Iranians at all knows that they are incapable of any honest negotiations. So of course these efforts will fail. Meaning that Trump is pursuing cost-free blah blah blah, while our forces get in place, that will permanently insulate him from claims that he never tried any other way to solve things.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:14 PM (UA2di)

28 I love how Trump uses the media with mixed messaging to deke the enemy.
It really pisses off the media, and the misdirection works

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 05, 2026 12:14 PM (jZ3ZM)

29 One estimate figured it cost $300M in aircraft and bombs "to rescue one pilot". Not sure if that included the F-15, but besides getting the pilot, we got to kill 100+ IRGC and we demonstrated our ability to intrude on "IRGC's own turf".

And the price of the propaganda of IRGC marching the beaten pilot through their streets is hard to calculate, but that would have negatively influenced a lot of Americans.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 05, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

30 In my mind, the AC-130 has a loudspeaker that blasts out "Surprise, muthafuckas!" right before cutting loose with the miniguns and 105.
Posted by: PabloD
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Apocalypse Now, the attack choppers blaring 'Ride of the Valkyries'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:15 PM (XeU6L)

31 A more clever people would find a way to map the course of those mud rivers, and erect dams to back them up into lakes. As the current is stopped, the solids would settle out, and lakes of clear water would result. Which a more clever people could make use of.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Sounds too much like work!

Posted by: Gazan Destroying Gift Greenhouses at April 05, 2026 12:15 PM (oftw2)

32 We were instructed in SERE to make as much distance as possible between us and where we came down and to seek a hiding spot on the highest ground possible for best radio reception with CSAR on the handheld radio.

We were also told that prior to flying into a combat zone, we would be issued a code for use over the radio to give to CSAR to authenticate our identities. That prevents CSAR from falling into a trap laid by the bad guys.

Never got one of those codes later when flying during Earnest Will, though, even though the PG was a designated combat zone at that time.

*shrugs*

Posted by: one hour sober at April 05, 2026 12:15 PM (Y1sOo)

33 I posted this on the book thread but it seems appropriate here as well.

In the book (but not the movie) Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener there is a story about rescuing a downed pilot in the face of Japanese fire. The Japanese were astounded that we would expend such effort merely to rescue one man.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:15 PM (ndZc7)

34 Thanks for the update, Ace.

Good to see you on a Sunday.

Posted by: dantesed at April 05, 2026 12:15 PM (Oy/m2)

35 And anyone who studies the Iranians at all knows that they are incapable of any honest negotiations.
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Rapprochement is the answer!

Posted by: ValJar at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (XeU6L)

36 Our media must be livid. They were rock hard for a propaganda win here. Video of this guy being brutally killed or tortured would have been like Christmas in April for them.

Too bad, Democrats.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (BI5O2)

37 CBC says the officer was seriously wounded.

CNN .... Iran ...Trump threats.... no wailing yet.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)

38 A more clever people would find a way to map the course of those mud rivers, and erect dams to back them up into lakes. As the current is stopped, the solids would settle out, and lakes of clear water would result. Which a more clever people could make use of.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:13 PM (I7pZ1)
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There's a crap-ton of salt in those regions. They might just wind up with brine ponds.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (GDFK9)

39 Most people completely misunderstand Witkoff’s role in the Middle East today, and get angry at him for doing it.

Witkoff’s role is to put on a top hat, tails, and a cane and sing “Puttin’ on the Ritz” on a public stage in the Middle East, in order to attract everyone’s attention while other, much more important things are happening.

I think he does it very well.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (UA2di)

40 It’s definitely real. I saw Trump had a truth social post on the rescue. Great news on Easter!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:18 PM (xT8gx)

41 37 CBC says the officer was seriously wounded.

CNN .... Iran ...Trump threats.... no wailing yet.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)

Injured when he ejected I believe

Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:18 PM (mAxUt)

42 The extraction base where the aircraft originally landed is about 50 miles from Isfahan... a city of about 2M people and one of the Iranian regime's core nuclear research sites.

Ballsy move there Leroy.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2026 12:18 PM (AkEZC)

43 Okay... Uh...... The Epstein files !

Posted by: The media at April 05, 2026 12:20 PM (mAxUt)

44 Injured when he ejected I believe
Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:18 PM (mAxUt

Most likely.

Scott Jennings is talking on CNN now.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Sco7b)

45 Going over to my Aunt's soon for family dinner.

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:20 PM (Ia/+0)

46 Anyone who deliberately puts a cost estimate on a human life also wants death panels and the chance to play god.

I wish I could remember more of this story from Vietnam. Naval aviator ends up in water at Haiphong and "and for a little while they lost control " as everybody pitched in to save the pilot and keep the North Vietnamese from capturing him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (GcFhi)

47 Witkoff’s role is to put on a top hat, tails, and a cane and sing “Puttin’ on the Ritz” on a public stage in the Middle East, in order to attract everyone’s attention while other, much more important things are happening.

I think he does it very well.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (UA2di
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PUTTIN ONNA RIIIIIIIITH!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (GDFK9)

48 For those really curious, there's a number of threads on X that have photos, maps, etc. of the various locations believed to be used in the extraction of the WSO.

https://tinyurl.com/cxs7d9wt

Given the short notice, this was believed to be a fairly "ad hoc" operation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (AkEZC)

49 There's a crap-ton of salt in those regions. They might just wind up with brine ponds.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 05, 2026 12:17 PM (GDFK9)

Even a brine pond will evaporate some, putting much-needed humidity into the air. .and the crystallized salts may have value. Could contain enough potassium or lithium to make it profitable to extract.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (I7pZ1)

50 “Death on Call”

Good work, my brothers.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (1zcQ9)

51 I think this is going to be a recruiting boon.

The United States Armed Forces has just shown the world that it does not leave people behind.

It also will show the Iranian thugs that we are not f*cking around, and that we can do things they can't even imagine.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2026 12:21 PM (n9ltV)

52 29 One estimate figured it cost $300M in aircraft and bombs "to rescue one pilot". Not sure if that included the F-15, but besides getting the pilot, we got to kill 100+ IRGC and we demonstrated our ability to intrude on "IRGC's own turf".

We walked into Iran’s house, shit in their bed, and walked back out. And when someone complained “but it was expensive!” We just said Ha! Lots more where that came from!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:22 PM (UA2di)

53 huh. I did not know that.
Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:13 PM (1wjle)

A good buddy of mine, now deceased, was one of the best intelligence officers I ever met. He was a walking encyclopedia of the Soviet Red Army. After the embassy takeover, he focused on Iran and wrote the best INTSUM for that country I ever read. I kept a copy of the unclassified version. Incredible work.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:22 PM (2WIwB)

54 Wait the CIA did something right in Iran?

One of the strangest adjustments after 16 long years of Obama, Trump I and Biden is getting used to the idea that the IC and the FBI might not be the Bad Actors.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 05, 2026 12:22 PM (guGkK)

55 News worth hearing on this blessed Easter. 'He is risen' is a double entendre.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 05, 2026 12:22 PM (Q/FnY)

56 Also under-reported was the early morning deportation of Soleimani kin who proudly posted her online sentiment support of the IRG.

the moral collapse stemming from the complete moral corruption of the libs... campaigning for the rights of the guilty, the dignity of the depraved, where are they now? OH YES! DC.

Remember who did this:
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheBotchmen
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism

“Iran is the only country in the world that has now had six elections since the first election of President Khatami (in 1997). (It is) the only one with elections,
including the United States, including Israel, including you name it, where the liberals,... In every single election, the guys I identify with got two-thirds to 70 percent of the vote. There is no other country in the world I can say that about, certainly not my own.” -- Bill Clinton'05 during high times partying hardy with Epstein with Brennan's approval.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 05, 2026 12:23 PM (g1gXk)

57 And I'm not being uncharitable toward our media. They would love for an American officer to be captured and tortured by the Iranians. That's nothing to them. They would like to see an Iranian nuke hit America, so they could wave the bloody shirt at their true enemy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2026 12:23 PM (BI5O2)

58 Yep… Trump’s truth social post said officer was seriously injured (in the ejection which is a violent action) but they expected him to be okay and recover.

You just know the media was so hoping the Iranians would capture the guy. I really believe that… they hate Trump so much they’d tolerate this American officer being tortured if it hurt Trump. I have zero doubt about this…. TDS is a strong and incurable disease

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:23 PM (xT8gx)

59 trump says he's not seriously wounded.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)

60 Injured when he ejected I believe
Posted by: It's me donna
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One of my aforementioned jet jock friends told me that the saying was 'Before ejecting, assume the shape you want to be in for the rest of your life'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:25 PM (XeU6L)

61 57, 58 — We’re on the same horde mind page YD!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:25 PM (xT8gx)

62 Yep… Trump’s truth social post said officer was seriously injured (in the ejection which is a violent action) but they expected him to be okay and recover.

You just know the media was so hoping the Iranians would capture the guy. I really believe that… they hate Trump so much they’d tolerate this American officer being tortured if it hurt Trump. I have zero doubt about this…. TDS is a strong and incurable disease
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:23 PM (xT8gx)

Broken arm, or broken collarbone would be serious injuries, but not so serious that the officer would be unable to hike for miles to a place of relative safety.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:26 PM (I7pZ1)

63 Happy Easter, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 05, 2026 12:26 PM (H5Jj8)

64 Wonderful news, and on Easter!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2026 12:26 PM (w6EFb)

65 In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?

Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (ZhdAT)

66 The Media loved to cover Saddam using captive Western civilians as human shields.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (GcFhi)

67 “Death on Call”

Good work, my brothers.
Posted by: Marcus
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When you care enough to send the very best.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (XeU6L)

68 I had assumed the aircraft difficulties were to add further dramatic effect to the inevitable movie that will be created about this rescue operation.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (88gK3)

69 Broken arm, or broken collarbone would be serious injuries, but not so serious that the officer would be unable to hike for miles to a place of relative safety.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:26 PM (I7pZ1)

That’s what I was thinking - I know those are common injuries in ejections.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:28 PM (UA2di)

70 It's all lies!! All LIES dammit!!! dont listen to anyone but me!!!!

reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Posted by: some jackoff named pete at April 05, 2026 12:29 PM (cO6oP)

71 In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?
Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (ZhdAT)

Perhaps the flight suit and ejection seat were designed to have room for a pistol, and an SBR is too large for the space available?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (I7pZ1)

72
Trump’s repeated offers to negotiate provide full legal and political cover, and justification, for doing what must be done after they fail.

And anyone who studies the Iranians at all knows that they are incapable of any honest negotiations. So of course these efforts will fail. Meaning that Trump is pursuing cost-free blah blah blah, while our forces get in place, that will permanently insulate him from claims that he never tried any other way to solve things.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:14 PM (UA2di)

It also continues supporting the "last resort" nature of the war...Trump offers a diplomatic end/solution every week, and it's rejected, and thus continuing the war is the last resort...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (tOcjL)

73 The media spent all weekend saying Trump was at Walter Reed because he didn't talk to them for 12 hours.... I guess he was busy

Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (mAxUt)

74 68 I had assumed the aircraft difficulties were to add further dramatic effect to the inevitable movie that will be created about this rescue operation.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (88gK3)

As someone pointed out on the previous thread, we can only imagine how woke the movie version will be.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (Sco7b)

75 Broken arm, or broken collarbone would be serious injuries, but not so serious that the officer would be unable to hike for miles to a place of relative safety.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:26 PM (I7pZ1)

Sometimes both arms.

Posted by: Zombie John McCain at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (ZhdAT)

76 One of my aforementioned jet jock friends told me that the saying was 'Before ejecting, assume the shape you want to be in for the rest of your life'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:25 PM (XeU6L)

My brother had to punch out of his Mohawk in Vietnam. He said he didn't feel a thing due to adrenaline, but his ass was sore as hell for a week after.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:31 PM (2WIwB)

77 The media spent all weekend saying Trump was at Walter Reed because he didn't talk to them for 12 hours.... I guess he was busy
Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (mAxUt)

Remember how nobody questioned a thing when Biden would go missing for weeks?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 05, 2026 12:32 PM (guGkK)

78 George 'Bud' Day was shot down on a Misty FAC mission; ejected, broke his arm, was captured, then tortured by being strung up by his arms and other atrocities ... with that broken arm he still managed to escape and came with in sight of friendly forces before being recaptured.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:32 PM (GcFhi)

79 Or darth austin, yeah gppd times

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 05, 2026 12:33 PM (bXbFr)

80 Perhaps the flight suit and ejection seat were designed to have room for a pistol, and an SBR is too large for the space available?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (I7pZ1)

One bullet too.
"If you're shot down you may need this."

Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:33 PM (ZhdAT)

81 Please spare a moment for all the Democrats who were excitedly hoping for an American POW pilot being paraded through the streets of Teheran.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (n1OCj)

82 Good times

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (bXbFr)

83 A more clever people would find a way to map the course of those mud rivers, and erect dams to back them up into lakes. As the current is stopped, the solids would settle out, and lakes of clear water would result. Which a more clever people could make use of."

There are plenty of clever folk there. They just have to focus on dealing with the 7th century...

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (XuXeR)

84 Tim “Full Retard” Kaine was on meet the depressed this morning stating repeatedly this was an “illegal” war. Even if you believe a president has to follow the War Powers Act (I don’t), Trump fulfilled all the obligations of that act. What is Kaine talking about??? Never mind… I know he’s not even trying to make sense, just vomiting forth garbage for his lefty base

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (xT8gx)

85 No one noticed Darth Lloyd, Temu Idi Amin, was missing.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (GcFhi)

86 In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?
Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (ZhdAT)

Perhaps the flight suit and ejection seat were designed to have room for a pistol, and an SBR is too large for the space available?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (I7pZ1)

The cockpit of a modern fighter is astonishingly small. Not roomy at all. This is why tanks are better. Hell, you can carry a cooler in your tank.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)

87 Honestly, biggest surprise I had was that a full bird Colonel was in the plane - that is unusual...normally most of those spots are Captains and Majors...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

88 In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?"

Ever deal with procurement?

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:36 PM (XuXeR)

89 The media spent all weekend saying Trump was at Walter Reed because he didn't talk to them for 12 hours.... I guess he was busy
Posted by: It's me donna

Plus he's all Alzheimered out.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:36 PM (ndZc7)

90 Survival kit in the ejection seat for that airframe should contain an ASDW that is basically a version of the M4. I’ve seen them floating around JBSA. Not sure if they’ve been completely fielded.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (1zcQ9)

91 As someone pointed out on the previous thread, we can only imagine how woke the movie version will be.

Fat trannie commander with a tight skirt and a history of chain of command clashes heads up an SAR squad of fat lesbians who battle hostile Iranian forces while grappling with their own unresolved daddy issues!

Posted by: The Pitch to Netflix at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (guGkK)

92 No one noticed Darth Lloyd, Temu Idi Amin, was missing"

Or cared...

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (XuXeR)

93 Honestly, biggest surprise I had was that a full bird Colonel was in the plane - that is unusual...normally most of those spots are Captains and Majors...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

Leadership.
Don't send your troops anywhere you aren't willing to go yourself.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (2WIwB)

94 While I know the press is devastated to not be able to cheer the death of an American soldier, hopefully they can console themselves with the loss of an aircraft.

Don't tell them that there are a couple hundred extras in storage in the desert.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 05, 2026 12:38 PM (0U5gm)

95 Classmate of mine punched out of an F-14A while on a training flight near San Clemente Island. No injuries sustained. Said he still had to go to Naval Hospital San Diego for a thorough evaluation though.

As for the pistols, we always joked that they were best suited for those who decided not to become a POW.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 05, 2026 12:38 PM (Y1sOo)

96 Why a revolver?

Simpler design and besides why encourage fighter pilots to even think about getting into a fire fight?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GcFhi)

97 91 As someone pointed out on the previous thread, we can only imagine how woke the movie version will be.

Fat trannie commander with a tight skirt and a history of chain of command clashes heads up an SAR squad of fat lesbians who battle hostile Iranian forces while grappling with their own unresolved daddy issues!
Posted by: The Pitch to Netflix at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (guGkK)

Since it's a full bird Colonel, it's obviously gonna be the plot for Top Gun 3...saving Tom Cruise...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:38 PM (tOcjL)

98 Tim “Full Retard” Kaine was on meet the depressed this morning stating repeatedly this was an “illegal” war. Even if you believe a president has to follow the War Powers Act (I don’t), Trump fulfilled all the obligations of that act. What is Kaine talking about??? Never mind… I know he’s not even trying to make sense, just vomiting forth garbage for his lefty base

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:34 PM (xT8gx)

Because Trump didn't go to Congress to get the A-OK first. He's been in the Senate long enough, though, to know that's entirely situational, ie. complain that congressional approval is sacrosanct only when there a GOP president.

Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (pJK38)

99 #65 "In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?"

I saw something about this on Youtube yesterday. The short version is that if you are injured, which is very common when ejecting, you probably cannot effectively use a rifle. A pistol can still be used if you only have one good hand.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (aYnHS)

100 As someone pointed out on the previous thread, we can only imagine how woke the movie version will be.

Fat trannie commander with a tight skirt and a history of chain of command clashes heads up an SAR squad of fat lesbians who battle hostile Iranian forces while grappling with their own unresolved daddy issues!
Posted by: The Pitch to Netflix at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (guGkK)
----
SOLD!

We'll take 5 seasons!

Posted by: Netflix Executives at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (ESVrU)

101 What really ticked me off as I watched meet the depressed is the ugly woman moderating seemed so delighted to state (I paraphrase): Yes we’re glad the officer was rescued but the real takeaway here is that Trump was lying when he said we’ve eliminated Iranian air defenses… this one jet going down proves that the Iranian military is still viable!!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (xT8gx)

102 58 Yep… Trump’s truth social post said officer was seriously injured ...
You just know the media was so hoping the Iranians would capture the guy. I really believe that… they hate Trump so much they’d tolerate this American officer being tortured if it hurt Trump. I have zero doubt about this…. TDS is a strong and incurable disease

When even DRUDGE can pervert Trump's Easter message from Happy Easter to All to become TRUMP EASTER:'PRAISE BE TO ALLAH' is there any question that WorldWar-Z is happening right before our eyes.

The only denoument, as in the movie sequel, being to lure them into the zones of the own making: NO KINGS, BLM, ACAB... for their own demise.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (Vdn3j)

103 AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 05, 2026 12:39 PM (HTa/G)

104 Ever deal with procurement?
Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:36 PM (XuXeR)

You forgot Checkmate.

Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (ZhdAT)

105 66 The Media loved to cover Saddam using captive Western civilians as human shields.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (GcFhi

My favorite part were the western volunteers who went there expecting some sort of heroes' welcome from Saddam but were surprised when Saddam put them to use.

From Grok.

Approximately 200 to 500 western (and other international) anti-war activists volunteered and traveled to Iraq in early 2003 as part of the "Human Shield Action to Iraq" to position themselves at potential bombing targets (such as power plants, oil refineries, and water facilities) in hopes of deterring or complicating a U.S.-led invasion

Who Stayed During the Invasion

Far fewer stayed once the bombing began in March 2003. Estimates of those who remained throughout the initial campaign range from 25 to just over 100 (one source claims around 80 in the Baghdad area). None of the sites they occupied were hit, and no shields were killed or injured. Many left due to disagreements over placement, safety concerns, or Iraqi authorities asking some (including organizer Ken O'Keefe) to depart.

I guess the accomodations at the military facilities weren't up to their standards..

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (Sco7b)

106 Leadership.
Don't send your troops anywhere you aren't willing to go yourself.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:37 PM (2WIwB)

Um...

Posted by: Tim Walz at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (pJK38)

107 "The extraction base where the aircraft originally landed is about 50 miles from Isfahan... a city of about 2M people and one of the Iranian regime's core nuclear research sites."

Posted by: Artie Johnson in a German uniform smoking a cigarette behind a bush at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (jstR0)

108 They're dead Ahmed, they're all dead.
_Dr. Machoya

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (nXhai)

109
When even DRUDGE can pervert Trump's Easter message from Happy Easter to All to become TRUMP EASTER:'PRAISE BE TO ALLAH' is there any question that WorldWar-Z is happening right before our eyes.

Praise be to Allah made me LOL.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:40 PM (mAxUt)

110 Interesting....

Posted by: Artie Johnson in a German uniform smoking a cigarette behind a bush at April 05, 2026 12:41 PM (jstR0)

111 Trump lied. I'm still not tired of winning.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 12:41 PM (ndZc7)

112 In a world where SBRs exist. Why in the hell am I hearing about pilots only armed with a pistol?
Posted by: Reforger at April 05, 2026 12:27 PM (ZhdAT)

I know there is a SBR for emergency use in the inventory, but I don't know if F-15s carry them.
On the other hand, the SBR could easily be mischaracterized to be a pistol, for the firearms illiterate.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 05, 2026 12:41 PM (2xF0u)

113 I would bet President Trump was in the war room all weekend unlike Barky who called it a night while a embassy burned

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Ia/+0)

114 Don't tell them that there are a couple hundred extras in storage in the desert."

Soldiers? I knew it! A sooper sekret plan to stock soopersoldiers...

Oh. Nevermind.

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (XuXeR)

115 Trump had to heave a huge sigh of relief to get him. No one knows what the IRGC will do if they get a prize like a pilot. The enemy knows we will pay almost any price. Will this scare change tactics going forward?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Aq1cY)

116
My brother had to punch out of his Mohawk in Vietnam. He said he didn't feel a thing due to adrenaline, but his ass was sore as hell for a week after.
Posted by: Diogenes
--------

I lost a friend who waited too long to get out of a Mohawk. They do not have zero/zero seats.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)

117 Trump should Tweet out, "next time it will be the 82d Airborne at Firebase Xerxes."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:43 PM (GcFhi)

118 In the woke version of the story, not only will the Iranians win, they will win through the Power of Song and Interpretive Dance.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:43 PM (UA2di)

119 You can thank Mrs Meanie and Little Meanie for helping to get our crewman and the CSAR guys back safely. They lit candles for them at Good Friday stations of the cross.

Great turnout at Mass this morning. I haven't seen that many people in Mass since the Boat People showed up in my parish in 1978.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 05, 2026 12:43 PM (qwx/I)

120 In the woke version of the story, not only will the Iranians win, they will win through the Power of Song and Interpretive Dance"

Disney.

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:44 PM (XuXeR)

121 They shot down our jet.
Russian stuff is better than Chinese.
We're working on counter measures
right now.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 05, 2026 12:44 PM (nXhai)

122 We are not just doing battle with the Iranians. Our enemies clearly include liberal Democrats who have cheered for the capture or death of our pilot. I’m shocked but not surprised at the volume of anti American comments coming from them. Even accounting for Russian, Chinese and other enemy trolls, it’s quite astounding.

The new argument is about the cost of equipment lost to recover our guys. Apparently the people who cheered Biden leaving $85 billion in equipment in AFG are upset about a few aircraft being lost to save our guys.

We never leave anyone behind. Never.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 05, 2026 12:45 PM (1zcQ9)

123 Disney?

Tinkerbell in a hijab?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GcFhi)

124 They shot down our jet."

Do we have anything resembling reliable info on what actually happened? 'Cause I haven't seen squat...

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:46 PM (XuXeR)

125 Later hordemates.
Off to church.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:46 PM (2WIwB)

126 We never leave anyone behind. Never.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 05, 2026 12:45 PM (1zcQ9)

OH REEELLY???

HUMA! MOAR GIN!!!

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at April 05, 2026 12:46 PM (guGkK)

127 Yeah as said above. Delaware Democrats are celebrating Ramadan next year

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 12:46 PM (Ia/+0)

128 115 Trump had to heave a huge sigh of relief to get him. No one knows what the IRGC will do if they get a prize like a pilot. The enemy knows we will pay almost any price. Will this scare change tactics going forward?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Aq1cY)

No - it's Trump. He'll tell Hegsgeth to double down and wipe out any last person who was coming for the pilot and the weapons officer...use all the imaging we have, track them, and make them wish they weren't trying to kill our people...

You don't hire a person with the nickname Big Balls unless you have bigger ones. And Trump is never one to back away - he always doubles down in a game of chicken...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:47 PM (tOcjL)

129 What is an SBR?

Posted by: Person who doesn't know at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

130 I saw vids of jihadi durka durkas capturing...US toothpaste! and underwear! Probably novel and amazing to 7th century savages.

Here is another bit:
"An Israeli source told Iran International that two Israeli commando units, Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal, took part in the operation to rescue the American pilot.

According to the source, the mission lasted about 36 hours.

The source also said a US helicopter came under fire during the operation but was able to return safely to base."

Iran International is reliable.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (GD0B3)

131 Disney?

Tinkerbell in a hijab?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GcFhi)

Amazon. The rescued WSO will be played by Peter Dinklage.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (2xF0u)

132 Sometimes both arms.
Posted by: Zombie John McCain at April 05, 2026 12:30 PM (ZhdAT

-----

Used one of them to keep Obamacare alive; what a disaster.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (0ghpI)

133 115 Trump had to heave a huge sigh of relief to get him. No one knows what the IRGC will do if they get a prize like a pilot. The enemy knows we will pay almost any price. Will this scare change tactics going forward?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:42 PM (Aq1cY)

If there were to be any change in tactics, I suspect it would be to correct some overconfidence that has crept in about Iran’s lack of air defenses. There will always be some MANPADS and other local ground fire in places which remains quite dangerous.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (UA2di)

134
Hopefully this will further reduce Islamic Occupiers' already-reduced morale. I'm looking at posts by other Muslims talking about what an absolute humiliation this is for Iran.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (1wjle)

135 Here is another bit:
"An Israeli source told Iran International that two Israeli commando units, Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal, took part in the operation to rescue the American pilot.

Israel helped but I thought Bibi said no boots on the ground ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:49 PM (mAxUt)

136 What is an SBR?
Posted by: Person who doesn't know at April 05, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

Short Barreled Rifle

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 05, 2026 12:49 PM (2xF0u)

137 Has the cause of this particular F-15E's crash been determined? I keep hearing "ground fire" or something to that effect. So, in shorthand, shot down.

But has that been confirmed? Or is it wishful thinking on the MSM's part?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2026 12:49 PM (AkEZC)

138 To put it in terms real people can relate to, if you think of the federal budget as like a family's annual income, 300 M out of a3 Trillion annual budget is 0.0001 or 0.01%.

Assume a 40 hour workweek and 50 weeks a year is 2000 hours of working per year.

0.0001 X 2000 hours = 0.2 hours or 12 minutes.

If you make $40/ hour it equates to $8. That's basically a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Isn't one life worth a cup of coffee?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 05, 2026 12:50 PM (QGaXH)

139 Iran is looking like a knock-kneed nag, aka Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:50 PM (GcFhi)

140 Off to church"

Soon to Easter performance of Handel's Messiah. And we will stand for the chorus.

SDG

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:50 PM (XuXeR)

141 Trump's looking at his watch:

https://tinyurl.com/cc7erkx2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 05, 2026 12:50 PM (1o8D5)

142 135 Here is another bit:
"An Israeli source told Iran International that two Israeli commando units, Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal, took part in the operation to rescue the American pilot.

Israel helped but I thought Bibi said no boots on the ground ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:49 PM (mAxUt)

They were wearing sandals?

Honestly, when people say no boots on the ground, they never include the uber-top special forces groups...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 05, 2026 12:51 PM (tOcjL)

143 Artemis cost as much as 14 hours of Medicate spending.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 05, 2026 12:51 PM (GcFhi)

144 apparently the pilot carried the "Combat Survivor Evader Locator Beacon." It's a coded beacon that jumps between frequencies and transmits in microbursts so that the enemy can't triangulate the signal.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1wjle)

145 115 Trump had to heave a huge sigh of relief to get him. No one knows what the IRGC will do if they get a prize like a pilot. The enemy knows we will pay almost any price. Will this scare change tactics going forward?

Trump has staged and pulled the best Episode of Apprentice ever while no one even suspected it was really real -- but wait, there's more!

https://tinyurl.com/LIBs-OrangeLotus
Orange Lotus: How the Trump Show Outwits Reality

Trump understands the press better than they understand him... or Reality... it's what's left over when they have no one left to LIE TO...

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 05, 2026 12:51 PM (AZmp+)

146 What is an SBR"

Scary black rifle...

(Kidding)

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:51 PM (XuXeR)

147 There is another crazy story about WSO hiking up 7k mi mountainous terrain, while apparently wounded, and for miles away from the crash site. Military that is at the peak of fitness pays off. Kudos to Hegseth for getting rid "physical liabilities".

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:52 PM (GD0B3)

148 A pistol can still be used if you only have one good hand.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael

You people are SO cruel!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 05, 2026 12:52 PM (oftw2)

149 I fall to pieces
every time your gunship comes around
I fall to pieces
every time I hear that cannon sound

You want me to act like allah's not the best
You want me to forget
Pretend that allah's not the best
And I've tried and I've tried, but virgins beckon yet
You walk by and I'm shot to pieces.

I fall to pieces
every time your gunship comes around
I fall to pieces
every time I hear that cannon sound

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 05, 2026 12:52 PM (nXhai)

150 We are not just doing battle with the Iranians. Our enemies clearly include liberal Democrats who have cheered for the capture or death of our pilot.
--------

The Iranians are our adversaries, the Left are our enemy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:52 PM (XeU6L)

151 a microburst consists of a message recorded and heavily compressed so that it can be transmitted in fractions of a second.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

152 As I understand it, MANPADS can go up to 26,000.feet. It's impossible to find them all stored away

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (QWosr)

153 Israel helped but I thought Bibi said no boots on the ground ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 05, 2026 12:49 PM (mAxUt)

he did ? 😀

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (GD0B3)

154
>Short Barreled Rifle
###
Oh.

Posted by: Person who now knows at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (2Ez/1)

155 142 135 Here is another bit:
"An Israeli source told Iran International that two Israeli commando units, Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal, took part in the operation to rescue the American pilot.”

You realize that statement is vague enough to include making jiffy pop back at the base.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (UA2di)

156 There's a whole bunch of vehicles parking across the street. I thought party.

But there's a town Easter Egg hunt for the kids in the park. My part of Canada can be safely taken.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (Sco7b)

157
runner,

Happy Easter!!

You did a stellar job keeping us informed last night.

Thank you very much.

Posted by: fourseasons at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (3ek7K)

158 I knew of F-14 jocks that packed Mac-10's.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 12:54 PM (XeU6L)

159 You realize that statement is vague enough to include making jiffy pop back at the base."

True, but I'll tip my hat to the Israeli forces...

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:54 PM (XuXeR)

160 If CNN was telling the truth about Iranian citizens hunting our troops, then they all need to be exterminated.

They've been how!ing "death to America" for nearly half a century, and I see no value to allowing them to live.

As for the children, nits make lice.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 05, 2026 12:54 PM (7leMO)

161 You realize that statement is vague enough to include making jiffy pop back at the base.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (UA2di)
-

So... kernel rank?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 05, 2026 12:55 PM (1o8D5)

162 oh wait Trump said he was seriously wounded, not "not seriously wounded." Whoops, sorry for the misinformation.

Still he was ambulatory and able to hike up a mountain so either he was on the low side of "seriously wounded" or he's just an absolute beast.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:55 PM (1wjle)

163 152 As I understand it, MANPADS can go up to 26,000.feet. It's impossible to find them all stored away
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (QWosr)

Especially when that’s what the basement of every Mosque in the country is used for.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:55 PM (UA2di)

164 148 A pistol can still be used if you only have one good hand.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael
---

There's clip on the various ways one can move the slide and chamber a round with one hand. Think it covers mag insertion also.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 05, 2026 12:55 PM (nXhai)

165 And on top of the demoralizing news, of rescue, and setting up a base under their noses in heavily fortified Isfahan, Trump dropped a post calling them "crazy bastards", commanding them to open the Strait, and then...making fun of their durka durka savage cult ! Pièce de résistance !

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)

166 More info on the USAF SBR:

https://tinyurl.com/4bdamkjm

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 05, 2026 12:56 PM (2xF0u)

167 F-14 jocks that packed Mac-10's."

Flying over Compton?

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:56 PM (XuXeR)

168 159 You realize that statement is vague enough to include making jiffy pop back at the base."

True, but I'll tip my hat to the Israeli forces...
Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:54 PM (XuXeR)

An army travels on its stomach. Keeping everybody fed, watered and happy, including snacks, is important..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 05, 2026 12:57 PM (QGaXH)

169 Cucker Tarlson is inconsolable right now.

Posted by: Heroq at April 05, 2026 12:57 PM (c3Uld)

170 The hiking story came from CNN...gain of salt. I am sure Apple TV movie will make it all clear in no time!

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:57 PM (GD0B3)

171 What a testament to the power of prayer!

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2026 12:57 PM (OoFl2)

172 The cockpit of a modern fighter is astonishingly small. Not roomy at all. This is why tanks are better. Hell, you can carry a cooler in your tank.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)

You can make homemade alcohol on a submarine. You know, theoretically.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 05, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)

173 >> If CNN was telling the truth

I don't believe that is ever a concern.

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2026 12:58 PM (TLp3A)

174 Remember those quaint old times when the Democrats gritted their teeth for a WHOLE MONTH pretending to be American, before the strain became too much and they relapsed into siding with Iraq and Afghanistan?

Good times. They didn't even bother this time around.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2026 12:58 PM (BI5O2)

175 So... kernel rank?"

*groan*

Posted by: man at April 05, 2026 12:58 PM (XuXeR)

176 @157 thank you ! I repost, you decide !

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 12:58 PM (GD0B3)

177 Still he was ambulatory and able to hike up a mountain so either he was on the low side of "seriously wounded" or he's just an absolute beast.
Posted by: ace at April 05, 2026 12:55 PM (1wjle)

I'm pretty sure it's both.

Leslie Jones will play him for Disney's film.

Everyone have a happy Easter. Later.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 12:59 PM (Sco7b)

178 >>apparently the pilot carried the "Combat Survivor Evader Locator Beacon." It's a coded beacon that jumps between frequencies and transmits in microbursts so that the enemy can't triangulate the signal.

Those things can still be recovered from the downed airman by the bad guys, thus laying a possible trap for CSAR.

Which is why there is the requirement to authenticate to SAR via UHF survival radio your identity via pre-established code word.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 05, 2026 12:59 PM (Y1sOo)

179 148 A pistol can still be used if you only have one good hand.
...
You people are SO cruel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B203twyaMfM
Who needs a knife in a nuke fight anyway?

"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

By this definition, how many really are?
A: STARSHIP TROOPERs -- citizenship is not a birthright; it is a status earned

The LIBs ceaseless quest for the unearned remains forever ceaseless because the Value illicitly obtained retains NO VALUE.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 05, 2026 12:59 PM (6uNJf)

180 I honestly don’t comprehend how anyone in the military can be a Democrat. These people are cheering for your death, people. Wake the fuck up.

Posted by: Heroq at April 05, 2026 01:00 PM (c3Uld)

181 Hopefully just a Golden BB, like the one that brought down the F-117 during Allied Force in 99.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 05, 2026 01:00 PM (qwx/I)

182 If CNN was telling the truth

I always enjoy visiting the old folk's home and seeing CNN on the TVs there. Old Wolf Blitzer still looks like he just ate a bug and is so disturbed, so angry and so ate up with it that Trump is President.

Posted by: This Is CNN at April 05, 2026 01:02 PM (jRlwL)

183 Last night Goldie Ghamari commented how weird it was all the local people , in the dead of night all of a sudden blocking roads and access, just sitting there, and that they are possibly blocking IRGC from moving about and finding the airman. That they used similar tactics during uprisings in the past, flooding roads so IRGC could not get through.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:02 PM (GD0B3)

184 If don't get back for awhile, have a blessed Easter everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2026 01:02 PM (Ia/+0)

185 >>>Tousi reports that Trump began secretly arming Iranian civilians since January, when the first uprisings began.

Well done, if true.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 05, 2026 01:03 PM (dK+Kv)

186 There's a photo in one of the posts in my link upthread of a group of Iranian citizens, all armed, who apparently were helping the US find the WSO and get him to safety.

The reports about "Iranians flocking to the area to seize the WSO for the IRGC" were false.

They were clogging the roads in the area so the IRGC had a difficult time getting there.

This, according to some. And not the MSM.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2026 01:03 PM (AkEZC)

187 What a testament to the power of prayer!

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2026 12:57 PM (OoFl2)

Absolutely. For years to come the WSO will have complete strangers find out that he was that guy and tell him, "I prayed for you."

Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2026 01:03 PM (pJK38)

188 28 I love how Trump uses the media with mixed messaging to deke the enemy.
It really pisses off the media, and the misdirection works
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at April 05, 2026 12:14 PM (jZ3ZM)

New word to me: deke

noun
a deceptive movement or feint that induces an opponent to move out of position.

verb
draw (a player) out of position by performing a deke: four minutes into the third period, Hull scored his 70th goal of the season, deking a Flyer defenseman to the ice | [no object] : McRae deked twice and scored.

Posted by: m at April 05, 2026 01:03 PM (fNISR)

189 ORIGIN
1960s: shortened form of decoy

Posted by: m at April 05, 2026 01:04 PM (fNISR)

190 Hey there, folks. Lent is over.

What did I miss?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 05, 2026 01:04 PM (Cx2wO)

191 yeah, durka durkas are using "the best of" Cucker Tarlson clips of console themselves, while RT is running Alex Jones...what a bunch of unAmerican losers.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:04 PM (GD0B3)

192 Hey there, folks. Lent is over.

What did I miss?

==

Price of eggs is way down from last year!

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:05 PM (GD0B3)

193 Absolutely. For years to come the WSO will have complete strangers find out that he was that guy and tell him, "I prayed for you."
Posted by: Vendette
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Should never have to buy his own drink for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 01:05 PM (XeU6L)

194
What a wonderful gift for the WSO's family.

Posted by: fourseasons at April 05, 2026 01:06 PM (3ek7K)

195 190 Hey there, folks. Lent is over.

What did I miss?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 05, 2026 01:04 PM (Cx2wO)

We're now part of MSNOW and primarily a platform for viewers of The View.

Just kidding! Welcome back!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 05, 2026 01:07 PM (QGaXH)

196 About arming the Iranians, Trump also hinted that the Kurds stole the weapons meant for Iranians. Weird story.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

197 RT is Pravda.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 05, 2026 01:08 PM (2Ez/1)

198 About arming the Iranians, Trump also hinted that the Kurds stole the weapons meant for Iranians. Weird story.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

There are Kurdish Iranians. Maybe there was a mix-up in the region where the weapons were sent.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 05, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

199 196 About arming the Iranians, Trump also hinted that the Kurds stole the weapons meant for Iranians. Weird story.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

buncha turds, them Kurds...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 05, 2026 01:09 PM (QGaXH)

200 You realize that statement is vague enough to include making jiffy pop back at the base.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 12:53 PM (UA2di)

WHY YOU DENIGRATE ACTIONS OF BRITISH NAVY11!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 05, 2026 01:09 PM (rbvCR)

201 RT constantly runs Cucker, Ovens and now Jones to support their anti american propoganda. Nice accomplishment.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:10 PM (GD0B3)

202 The word deke was used in sports when I was a yuuute. If you faked out someone, like in football made someone miss a tackle that was a deke.

Posted by: Heroq at April 05, 2026 01:10 PM (c3Uld)

203 Just amazing timing our officer was rescued on Easter. Praise God

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 05, 2026 01:11 PM (xT8gx)

204 There are Kurdish Iranians. Maybe there was a mix-up in the region where the weapons were sent.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 05, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

I am aware, Iraqi Kurds not the same as Iranian tribes. Many Iraqi ones are separatists and work agains the goals of Iranians. Trump is channeling something, but we don't know what yet.

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:11 PM (GD0B3)

205 Still don't think he is a full bird colonel. I'm guessing Lt. Col., an O-5, which would make him most likely the squadron's CO or XO.

But maybe his is a full bird, a "wing-weeny" who got himself on the flight schedule for a combat mission to enhance his resume for the next flag selection board.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 05, 2026 01:12 PM (Y1sOo)

206 Blowing up planes so they won't fall into the wrong hands behind enemy lines is still a better use of our money than all the fraud in CA and MN.

Posted by: LizLem at April 05, 2026 01:12 PM (gWBY1)

207 Israel helped but I thought Bibi said no boots on the ground ?
Posted by: It's me donna
----

Puts finger to lips.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 05, 2026 01:12 PM (nXhai)

208 This rescue effort deserves a mini series.

Posted by: Tuna at April 05, 2026 01:14 PM (lJ0H4)

209 And the town Easter Egg hunt is over.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 05, 2026 01:15 PM (Sco7b)

210 just incredible how openly the media is rooting for the enemy to win.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 05, 2026 01:16 PM (MIIRH)

211 Funny looking broomstick.

https://is.gd/yZJYpx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 05, 2026 01:16 PM (ndZc7)

212 The Lotus Eaters Podcast has gone full retard, btw.

Posted by: garrett at April 05, 2026 01:17 PM (TLp3A)

213 Posted by: Air Conditioning Installation at April 05, 2026 01:15 PM (qJ3EV)

Ditto, friend!

Posted by: Quality Lace Wigs at April 05, 2026 01:17 PM (guGkK)

214 to enhance his resume for the next flag selection board.
Posted by: one hour sober at April

Well…guess he managed to do that with a bit more drama than he probably anticipated!

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2026 01:17 PM (OoFl2)

215 Since Friday many Iranian accounts were posting AI images of supposed airman, being greeted to barbecues and celebrations, like this :

https://tinyurl.com/4z5ayddw

https://tinyurl.com/3y655e56

🤣

Just to show where they stand !

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3)

216 Who is this Tousi tv dude? First I heard of him. Is this legit info? The comments channel reads kinda like bots on there

Posted by: JoshO at April 05, 2026 01:18 PM (xL2KH)

217
Troll?

Posted by: fourseasons at April 05, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

218 What if the US did not confirm rescue.
Just draw more asshoe into a kill box?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 05, 2026 01:19 PM (/lPRQ)

219 This rescue effort deserves a mini series.

We are on it! We have it titled "Angels From Above" and it will star Lizzo as a downed UN aviator behind enemy lines in Alabama being rescued by an all Trannsexual cast starring Elliot Page as Commodore Stryker. Full of intense, spine tingling excitement and lots of sexual innuendo. The dramatic ending where the "ladies" fight off a gang of Stars and Bars flag waving rednecks is not to be missed!

Order Today!

Posted by: Netflix at April 05, 2026 01:20 PM (jRlwL)

220 206 Blowing up planes so they won't fall into the wrong hands behind enemy lines is still a better use of our money than all the fraud in CA and MN.

Something that ICEKingJoe didn't do after his Dunkirk Retreat from Afghanistan.

What is the vital national interest? -- IceKing Joe'21 delivering it all to the desperate and deliberately evil after releasing to Iran $6B to exactly what they said they would do.

At least George Tenet in the opening days of GW I required Uday Hussein during his $2B robbery of the bank of Iraq to charter his own fleet of garbage trucks. So many, they were visible from space, which forced Tenet to pull a Kelly's Hero opening fire redirection to nonexistant bunkers so that Uday got away... without which there would have been no ISIS... no forWAR'd forever!

It was no more an accident than Epstein, and America250 move-on means that the chief-in-charge needs to take the blame and the fall...(which he won't) as a morality tale.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 05, 2026 01:21 PM (h7sK3)

221 I always assumed "deke" was short for decoy.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 05, 2026 01:21 PM (IhL8c)

222 https://x.com/NiohBerg/status/2040807250504171739
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Dyin' aint much of a livin'. *spit*

Posted by: Josie Wales at April 05, 2026 01:24 PM (EI0rs)

223 198 About arming the Iranians, Trump also hinted that the Kurds stole the weapons meant for Iranians. Weird story.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

I have to believe that story is some kind of intentional misinformation. You’d have to be crazy to give arms to any of the groups in the Middle East and think they would voluntarily turn them over to anyone else.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 01:25 PM (UA2di)

224 >>https://tinyurl.com/3y655e56

Just got shot down and already has a Persian girlfriend, although she sitting a bit far away because she hasn't developed full trust yet.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 05, 2026 01:26 PM (Y1sOo)

225 >>> just incredible how openly the media is rooting for the enemy to win.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 05, 2026 01:16 PM (MIIRH)

They know that just as their positive efforts helped keep morale up and help keep American invested in WW2, conversely they helped turn the tide of negative public opinion against the Vietnam War and forced us to pull out. After Afghanistan's disastrous pullout, they cannot let Trump or America get a persona win.

(I'm not saying we should have stayed in Vietnam, it was a disaster. But I do feel for the Vietnamese suffering under communism. The Vietnamese that make it to the US in our modern era and now get their family members here are the most based of people. They have lived through hell over there.)

Posted by: LizLem at April 05, 2026 01:26 PM (gWBY1)

226 Which is why there is the requirement to authenticate to SAR via UHF survival radio your identity via pre-established code word.
Posted by: one hour sober

Palomino

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 05, 2026 01:27 PM (/lPRQ)

227 I think I have an SBR in my pants! Feels wet, though.

Posted by: JRB FromDE at April 05, 2026 01:30 PM (oftw2)

228 I think I have an SBR in my pants! Feels wet, though.
Posted by: JRB
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'This is my rifle, this is my gun...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2026 01:31 PM (XeU6L)

229 The nice thing about Tousi TV is he is a British Iranian and his dad is in Tehran. So he speaks and understands the language and can translate everything in real time. No crappy AI translators.

Posted by: LizLem at April 05, 2026 01:34 PM (gWBY1)

230 Mamdami stupidly said for the money we spent on this war, we could have paid off student debt.

What's the annual budget of the city you run, dude? 100 billion? And you spend more than the entire state of Florida, that has more people? And you still can't find money?

Also I doubt he is complaining about what we are spending on the Artemis mission. He knows that the party that loves science sexually can't grumble too loud about a NASA mission to space.

Posted by: LizLem at April 05, 2026 01:41 PM (gWBY1)

231 They could of rescued and flown the pilots out on giant bagels, just like in those Tolkien books.

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 05, 2026 01:42 PM (OZjJW)

232 141 Trump's looking at his watch:

https://tinyurl.com/cc7erkx2
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 05, 2026 12:50 PM (1o8D5)

ewww the comments

Posted by: m at April 05, 2026 01:44 PM (fNISR)

233 Tousi has been a consistently reliable voice since this war began.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 05, 2026 01:44 PM (UA2di)

234 They could of rescued and flown the pilots out on giant bagels, just like in those Tolkien books.
Posted by: Emily Litella at April 05, 2026 01:42 PM (OZjJW)

bagels could never fly that far.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 05, 2026 01:47 PM (rbvCR)

235 bagels could never fly that far.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 05, 2026 01:47 PM (rbvCR)

African bagels or European bagels?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 01:51 PM (I7pZ1)

236 African bagels or European bagels?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2026 01:51 PM (I7pZ1)

Even onion bagels would be incapable of flying hobbits that far.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 05, 2026 01:56 PM (rbvCR)

237 215 Since Friday many Iranian accounts were posting AI images of supposed airman, being greeted to barbecues and celebrations, like this :

https://tinyurl.com/4z5ayddw

https://tinyurl.com/3y655e56

🤣

Just to show where they stand !
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3)

*AI images*

Posted by: m at April 05, 2026 01:59 PM (fNISR)

238 nood jobs

Posted by: m at April 05, 2026 02:00 PM (fNISR)

239 Isfahan... a city of about 2M people and one of the Iranian regime's core nuclear research sites.

Ballsy move there Leroy.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Pop over with a Geiger counter while you're close guys.

Posted by: DaveA at April 05, 2026 02:10 PM (FhXTo)

240 "Also, Tousi reports that Trump began secretly arming Iranian civilians since January, when the first uprisings began."

Honest caveat:
Hopefully this doesn't result in another Mujahadin-type about face in ten years.

Posted by: BuddyPC at April 05, 2026 02:29 PM (A7pwZ)

241 ...but the real takeaway here is that Trump was lying when he said we’ve eliminated Iranian air defenses… this one jet going down proves that the Iranian military is still viable!!!

And the fact that the Washington Generals sometimes got a bucket or two proved that they were this close to beating the Globetrotters.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 05, 2026 02:51 PM (vTZFs)

242 If you make $40/ hour it equates to $8. That's basically a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Isn't one life worth a cup of coffee?

Depends. Do they have a (D) or (R) after their name?

Posted by: The guy that says nothing will happen (again) at April 05, 2026 03:47 PM (6uxuX)

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