Missouri interior of the B-2 stealth bomber fleet that hit Iran
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Operation Midnight Hammer It marked the biggest B-2 operational strike in history as the US aimed to deal a decisive blow to Iran’s nuclear program.
The mission began at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. This is the only operational base for the B-2 stealth bomber.
“Fox & Friends” co-host Steve Doocy visited the base on Monday and captured pride in what the service members there would do on behalf of the country.
“We are extremely proud of not only the pilots, but the maintainers, the maintainers who fueled these jets, the men and women,” said Mark Alford, a Republican lawmaker who represents the area.
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The B-2 bomber will arrive at Whiteman Air Force Base MO. on Sunday, June 22, 2025, after returning from a massive strike at Iran’s nuclear site on Saturday. (AP Photo/David Smith)
“Imagine getting on a jet for 36 hours and attacking Iran and then coming back. Everything was done accurately under the direction of the president. Donald J. Trumpand I’m excited that we have decapitated Iran’s nuclear capabilities. ”
Trump announced it on Saturday The US military had successfully launched an attack on Iran’s major nuclear sites, warning the country to “make peace” as a loom.
The bomber equipped with a large bunkerbuster took off from Whiteman and flew across the Atlantic to Iran, where it dropped its payload before returning home.
president Addressed to the country Later that night, he calls the operation an “epical military success.”
Alford recalls decades ago as a television reporter in Waco, Texas, when he heard President Ronald Reagan discuss planes that “no one can see.”
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This satellite photo by Planet Labs PBC shows Fordo’s Iranian underground nuclear enrichment site following a US airstrike targeting the facility on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
“I was like, ‘What are you talking about with crazy things?’ And I am the representative of the Fourth Congressional District, representing this incredible base, not just a B-2, but an MQ-9 helicopter,” he said.
“This base is a jewel of the Department of Defense and I can represent it. I am extremely honored.”
The mission has received praise from many, but criticism from others who argued that the president should have sought Congress’ approval before taking action.
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A B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri on August 17, 2020 to support the Bomber Task Force mission. (Tech. Sgt. US Air Force photo by Heather Salazar)
Vice President JD Vance praised military members who appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” over the weekend to carry out the mission.
“These guys flew from Missouri. They didn’t land once. They dropped a 30,000-pound bomb on a washing machine-sized target and safely went home without landing in the Middle East…”
“Whatever our politics is, we should be proud of what these people have accomplished.”
Alexandra Koch, Elizabeth Elkind, Jennifer Griffin and Lucas Thomlinson of Fox News contributed to this report.