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5 min readThe U.S. military executed a large-scale rescue mission inside Iran to extract two downed fighter jet crew members, President Trump revealed Monday, providing dramatic new details about an operation that involved over 150 aircraft and a harrowing escape from a farm airstrip. The episode of NPR News Now also covered a smaller-than-expected rate increase for Medicare Advantage plans, rising gas prices driving interest in alternative transportation, and a major student government organization at the University of Missouri losing its special status.
Rescue of Downed F-15 Crew Inside Iran
President Trump described a risky, large-scale military operation to rescue two members of an F-15 fighter jet shot down deep inside Iran. According to NPR's Greg Meyer, both crew members are now safe and recovering from injuries. The president said 21 aircraft took part in a daytime mission to rescue the pilot. Reaching the second crew member was even more harrowing. Trump stated that 155 aircraft were involved, with many sent far from the airman's actual location to confuse Iranians attempting to capture him. The Air Force colonel was badly injured but managed to reach a mountain crevice well away from the crash site. When he was rescued, two planes were waiting for him at a makeshift airstrip on a farm, but the planes became stuck in wet sand. They were then blown up as lighter planes were
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- 1 (00:04) **Rescue of Downed F-15 Crew in Iran** - President Trump details a large-scale military mission to rescue two crew members of a fighter jet shot down inside Iran.
- 2 (01:05) **Gas Prices and Alternative Transportation** - Gasoline averages $4.12 nationally ($5.93 in California), driving interest in alternatives to driving.
- 3 (01:56) **Medicare Advantage Rate Increase for 2027** - The federal agency running Medicare announces a 2.5% rate increase for Medicare Advantage plans, a larger bump than initially proposed.
- 4 (02:52) **Stock Market Drifts Higher** - The U.S. stock market edges up ahead of President Trump's deadline to bomb Iranian power plants.
- 5 (03:07) **Savannah Guthrie Returns to NBC** - The journalist returns to the network, saying it's "good to be home" but difficult not knowing what happened to her missing mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
- 6 (03:19) **University of Missouri Strips Black Student Government of Title** - The Legion of Black Collegians, a major identity-based student government, will lose its official title and funding, along with three other identity-based groups.
- 7 (04:11) **New Space Movie "Project Hail Mary" Gets Rave Reviews from Space** - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he and his Artemis 2 crewmates watched the Ryan Gosling film before their own launch.
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