Seven B-2 bombers depart Whiteman AFB for Operation Midnight Hammer

United States→Iranian nuclear sitesConfirmed

Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the 509th Bomb Wing launched from Whiteman Air Force Base around midnight on June 20-21 (ET) for an 18-hour flight each way to Iran, refueling multiple times in mid-air. A separate group of B-2s flew west over the Pacific toward Guam as a decoy. Gen. Dan Caine described it as a highly classified mission known to very few people in Washington.