President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
The U.S. military carried out a “historic” mission over the weekend to rescue an F-15 fighter jet airman who was shot down over Iranian territory, President Donald Trump said on April 6.
“We’re here today to celebrate the success of one of the largest, most complex, most harrowing, combat searches … ever attempted by the military,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
