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EX500rider

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11. The B-2's flew out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri because that's where they are based. (for the Iran strike)

Reply to amcgrath (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 02:29 PM

2 hrs ago

They require special hangers.

This strike most likely was drones or F-15/F-35's out of Djibouti's Camp Lemonnier, or nearby Chabelley Airfield.
They are the only permanent U.S. bases on the African continent.

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