Injured US Airman in Iran Used Boeing Device to Signal Rescuers

The Air Force airmen rescued from Iran by an armada of helicopters, other aircraft and commandos used a standard issue Boeing Co. communications device to alert their comrades and signal their locations, according to a service official.

“They have a very sophisticated beeper-type apparatus that is on them at all time,” President Donald Trump said Monday at a wide-ranging White House news conference about the complex weekend operation.

“When they go out on these missions, they make sure they have lots of battery space and they’re in good shape, and this one worked really well — amazingly, saved his life,” ...