
The U.S. Department of Defense has released footage and images showing seven B-2A “Spirit” Long-Range Stealth Bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing, each equipped with two 30,000-pound GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) “Bunker Buster” bombs, departing Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on the night of June 20. The mission, part of “Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER,” targeted Iranian nuclear facilities. Additional images document the bombers’ return to Whiteman on June 22, completing a mission that spanned more than 36 hours.