ROOKE: Two Soldiers, Vastly Different Treatments — Australia Embarrasses Itself As America Proves Why We’re The Best

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The U.S. military is the greatest fighting power in the world because it treats its people as invaluable assets worth every risk to recover. When you lose this, you lose your country.

The rescue mission to recover a wounded Air Force colonel stranded deep behind Iranian lines was nothing short of American exceptionalism on full display. Defense officials described it as a textbook execution of the “leave no one behind” doctrine. When one American is down, the system moves heaven and earth to bring him back.

“We will never leave an Airman behind; it’s our creed and our warrior ethos. The combat search and rescue mission to bring our pilot and weapon systems officer home was one of the most impressive operations I’ve seen in 40 years of service,” said Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach.

“The survival skills our Airmen displayed to evade enemy capture, the teamwork between our special operations forces and recovery crew to lay down key strikes and extract deep behind enemy lines speaks to the strength of our warfighters. We displayed air supremacy, showing the overwhelming capability of the U.S. military. The enemy doesn’t stand a chance. I couldn’t be more proud of our Air Force, Joint Force and all those involved,” Wilsbach continued.

We will never leave an Airman behind; it’s our creed and our warrior ethos. The combat search and rescue mission to bring our pilot and weapon systems officer home was one of the most impressive operations I’ve seen in 40 years of service. The survival........

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