Media-Reporter

I'm a retired journalist frustrated with poor quality reporting - particularly about COVID. These transgressions are dangerous and potentially deadly. My goal: Uncover errors, show lack of context, and point out the questions not being asked. And then grade it like J-School.

@MCCCANM Just realizing how our military let the rumor spread that it was an F-35 and the sole pilot was rescued, which lasted until the OSINT sites identified the damage as a two crewman F-15. That maybe bought a little extra time for evasion. 🤷‍♂️

Let’s wait for confirmation, please. In the interim & afterward, keep in mind that speculating on how we did it (if true) makes it impossible to use again. Sure, some things like the existence of PJs, SERE & Sandy are a Google away. Don’t give away the rest. Thanks!

The mission to save the crew member employed hundreds of special forces troops, dozens of U.S. warplanes, helicopters, and cyber, space and other intelligence capabilities. U.S. attack aircraft dropped bombs and opened fire on Iranian convoys to keep them away from the area where the airman was hiding. As U.S. forces converged on the downed airman, a firefight erupted, two former senior military officials briefed on the operation said. The airman was equipped with a beacon and a secure communication device for coordinating with forces mounting the rescue. A senior U.S. military official described the mission to rescue the airman as one of the most challenging and complex in the history of U.S. special operations. In a final twist after the weapons officer was rescued, two transport planes that would carry the commandos and the airmen to safety got stuck at a remote base in Iran. Commanders decided to fly in three new planes to extract all the U.S. military personnel and the airmen, and they blew up the two disabled planes rather than have them fall into Iranian hands. The F-15E fighter jet was shot down in a region of Iran where there is significant opposition to the Iranian government As a result, the airman may have been able to rely on locals for shelter and assistance.

-New York Times, citing a source: Two US transport planes malfunctioned inside a remote base in Iran during a rescue mission. -Orders were issued to destroy the malfunctioning planes inside Iranian territory to prevent their capture.

@JenGriffinFNC This is the news I came to @X after midnight looking for.

Fox News can confirm that the 2nd crew member of the downed F15E fighter jet has been rescued and he and the members of the rescue team that extracted him from behind enemy lines in Iran are all safely out of Iran. That according to two senior US officials and multiple well placed sources in the region. The Weapons Systems Officer ejected along with the pilot when their F15E Strike Eagle they were flying was struck Thursday night (early Friday local time) in southwest Iran.  The WSO used the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) training to evade capture, hiding on an elevated ridge after hiking away from the wreckage and putting out an emergency beacon.) US Special Operations rescue forces to include PJs (United States Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs) and many layers of elite rescue forces took part in the complex, layered mission to both find the crew member and also keep the Iranian forces who were hunting the American weapons system operator at bay. There are videos that have appeared from local eyewitnesses that show what appear to have been  injured and dead Iranian members of the IRGC and Basij who were looking for the downed American crew member. Fox has learned there was fighting on the ground but no Americans killed during the operation. “It was a very complex operation to retrieve the downed service member,” a well placed source briefed on the operation told me. Many different branches of the US military were involved in the rescue. Fox News can confirm the A10 Warthog that crashed Friday was involved in providing cover for the rescue teams searching for the pilot. That A10 crashed in Kuwait (first reported by ABC Friday) but the A10 pilot managed to eject safely and was rescued. There was destruction of aircraft which have sensitive equipment on board, I am told, all part of this complex CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) mission. The F15E was pretty much destroyed on impact. Two rescue helicopters were hit by enemy fire on  Friday and crew members onboard were injured by enemy fire but managed to make it out of Iran. There were a lot of elements to this rescue, I am told.

Swell.

@GasBuddyGuy Maybe they should cut taxes. 🤷‍♂️

San Francisco is just cents away from becoming the first ever city in the U.S. to see average diesel prices reach $8 per gallon, while the state average for diesel in California stands at $7.63/gal. 7 states with prices over $6.

@CBSEveningNews In other words, "the Senator needed publicity and sent us an email."

In a letter obtained exclusively by CBS News, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act" that may be placing the flying public at risk. cbsn.ws/4bPTY06

@Realrclark25 @thepivot Forgiven??? For what? Speaking God's truth? He's not hating on anyone, he's trying to point them in the direction of eternal life. My goodness I pray that you one day understand what you are saying before it's too late.

“If Jaden Ivey was Anthony Edwards he would still be on the team” Jaden Ivey’s release isn’t just about the consequences of free speech. It’s about the tolerance that extreme talent affords you. Had he played more than 30, 33, & 4 in the past three years his actions could be forgiven. It’s not uncommon to hear the things he said in today’s political & religious climate. He’s just not good enough to say it. It feels like he’s going through something, & I pray those close to him are there with him through this time. @Thepivot, Full video out Friday on @youtube. #ThePivot #JadenIvey #MentalHealth #FreeSpeech

@chicagobulls @CHSN__ @thescorechicago

Bulls in the Big Apple. ⏰ 6:30 pm CT 📺 @CHSN__ 📻 @thescorechicago

@anadoluagency Ridiculous. Gas prices are still cheaper than two years ago, and nobody starved because of it. 🤦‍♂️

❝Do I need gas or do I need food?❞ ⛽ Rising gas prices across the US are putting growing pressure on households amid disrupted global oil supplies 📈Higher fuel costs are forcing Americans to rethink daily expenses, from commuting to groceries v.aa.com.tr/3891199

@aarondmiller2 @citrinowicz You are supposed to label this a parody account.

👇The war of choice is now a war of necessity with US in week 5 facing strategic defeat. And this president driven by the appearance of winning,rage and power is likely to escalate with purposes unclear

BREAKING: A second Air Force combat plane, a A-10 Warthog, crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued. This happened around the same time a F-15E was shot down over Iran. By @EricSchmittNYT and @tylerpager. nytimes.com/live/2026/04/0…

Praying this is true. Haven't seen anything official from @CENTCOM

@ScottHanson God Bless You, Scott. Happy Easter! ✝️

Thanks for reading! Please know: there is no self righteousness in this post. I am a beggar telling other beggars where I found bread. The cross & the empty tomb: The 2 events that changed the world more than any other. Have a Good Friday - & a Happy Easter, my friends.

Good News on a Good Friday! (a thread 🧵, for those so inclined) …

🚨🇺🇸CONTRARY TO REPORTS:The Pentagon HAS NOT YET officially confirmed anything, it is certainly not an F-35. According to all estimates, it is an F-15 fighter jet. What has been confirmed as of this time? US fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew.

@CBSNews @adamyamaguchi Cool. 👍🏻

This morning, the FBI raided the home of a psychologist and nurse in an affluent neighborhood. The couple is accused of defrauding Medicare for more than $7 million in a hospice fraud scheme – and they left their neighborhood in handcuffs. @adamyamaguchi

@CBSNews Old habits die hard, @CBSNews Old habits die hard.

"It's also important to remember how much more inclusive this era is than Apollo ever was." CBS News' Mark Strassmann describes watching the Artemis II launch from just a few miles away, and how the crew's diversity signals a new era for inclusivity in space travel. cbsn.ws/4vcQ21d

@AP That lead's not too biased. Nope, not at all. 🙄😡

BREAKING: Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general, President Trump says. apnews.com/article/trump-…

@NASA Booster separation from about 90 miles away. Not terrible for hand held (forgot my tripod).

Can you see our Moon rocket lift off from your backyard? Skywatchers in Florida and southern Georgia will have a shot. Check out this map to see when you should look up! Artemis II is targeted to launch no earlier than April 1.

@Alkahalik @lookner @J74wabx Agreed.

@C19Reporter @lookner @J74wabx He has, true, but he's also said numerous times that we shouldn't, he was even saying we shouldn't as of summer of 2024. It's an ever changing situation, so it's hard to hold him on saying 1 or the other from past statements. Sucks to get involved and not finish the job though.