NEW: Harrowing Details Emerge On Complex Mission That Rescued Downed Airman

A number of harrowing details have emerged on the daring U.S. Military operation that led to the successful rescue of a downed U.S. Airman who was stranded in Southwest Iran since his F-15 aircraft went down on Friday morning. One crew member, the pilot, was recovered in an initial search-and-rescue effort shortly after the aircraft went down on Friday morning. The second crew member, a colonel serving as the weapons systems officer, then evaded capture for approximately 36 to 48 hours in the mountainous terrain of Isfahan province. U.S. military and intelligence agencies immediately launched a coordinated operation to locate and extract the missing airman. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) played a major role in the effort by running a disinformation campaign inside Iran, Fox News rep