U.S. Air Force marks one year since Operation Midnight Hammer, largest B-2 mission and first combat use of GBU-57

Flashback: Operation Midnight Hammer “Destroyed” Iran’s Nuclear Program. Yet Destroying That Program Cited as Reason to Start War

A year ago today, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that Iran’s nuclear facilities “have been destroyed.” ... The post Flashback: Operation Midnight Hammer “Destroyed” Iran’s Nuclear Program. Yet Destroying That Program Cited as Reason to Start War appeared first on The New American.

U.S. Air Force marks one year since Operation Midnight Hammer, largest B-2 mission and first combat use of GBU-57

The operation marked the first combat employment of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Whiteman Air Force Base Airmen flew one of the longest and most complex operational strike missions in the aircraft’s history, with seven B-2 aircraft launching from the United States, striking targets halfway around the world and returning home more than 30 hours later. The crews maintained operational surprise throughout the mission and reached their ta…