119-sres437

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 437 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 437

Honoring the pilots, maintainers, analysts, sailors, support aircraft, 
 and families, among various other essential groups involved in the 
 success of Operation Midnight Hammer.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 6, 2025

 Mr. Schmitt (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Britt, Mrs. 
 Blackburn, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Sullivan, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Ms. Collins) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

Honoring the pilots, maintainers, analysts, sailors, support aircraft, 
 and families, among various other essential groups involved in the 
 success of Operation Midnight Hammer.

Whereas, at midnight on June 21, 2025, a group of stealth aircraft headed west 
 from the base as a decoy while 7 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deployed 
 from Whiteman Airforce Base in Knob Noster, Missouri, and dropped 14, 
 30,000-pound, GBU 57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator

    (MOP) bunker buster 
 bombs on Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant and Natanz Pilot Fuel Enrichment 
 Plant in the Islamic Republic of Iran;
Whereas, throughout the 18-hour flight into the target area, the B-2 bombers 
 completed multiple in-flight refueling, which require precision and 
 close flight formation, typically within 100 feet;
Whereas, once over land, the B-2 bombers joined escort and support aircraft in a 
 complex, tightly timed maneuver requiring exact synchronization across 
 multiple platforms in a narrow piece of airspace, all done with minimal 
 communications;
Whereas the strike package employed high-speed suppression weapons on 3 nuclear 
 facilities in Iran, Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, Natanz Pilot Fuel 
 Enrichment Plant, and Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, to ensure the 
 safe passage of the strike package with fighter assets employing 
 preemptive suppressing fires against any potential Iranian surface-to-
 air threats;
Whereas the mission devastated the Iranian nuclear program, despite denial by 
 the Islamic Republic of Iran of any significant damage;
Whereas a United States submarine in the area of responsibility of United States 
 Central Command launched more than 2 dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise 
 missiles against key surface infrastructure targets at Isfahan as the 
 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package entered Iranian airspace and 
 were the last to strike to ensure the element of surprise was retained 
 throughout the operation; and
Whereas all operational B-2 bombers are based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob 
 Noster, Missouri, where the active-duty 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb 
 Wing Missouri Air National Guard jointly train, fly, and maintain the 
 fleet for the Air Force: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) commends the men and women involved in Operation 
 Midnight Hammer for their bravery, highly technical expertise, 
 and dedication to the mission to keep the United States safe;

    (2) recognizes the strategic significance of Operation 
 Midnight Hammer, citing the operation as the largest B-2 
 operational strike in United States history and the second 
 longest B-2 mission ever flown, the operation is exceeded only 
 by the days following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
 2001; and

    (3) recognizes the sacrifices of the families of the men 
 and women involved in Operation Midnight Hammer, which allowed 
 them to faithfully execute their duties to their military post.
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