,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,s*mitt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4  
,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1  
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4     
,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1
 ,mr4 ,%eehy1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 & 
,ms4 ,coll9s7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! pilots1         
ma9ta9]s1 analy/s1 sailors1 support     
aircraft1 & families1 among v>i\s o!r   
ess5tial gr\ps involv$ 9 ! success (    
,op]ation ,midnight ,hamm]4  ,:]eas1 at 
midnight on ,june #ba1 #bjbe1 a gr\p (  
/eal? aircraft head$ we/ f ! base z a   
decoy :ile #g ,b-#b ,_s /eal? bomb]s    
deploy$ f ,:iteman ,air=ce ,base 9 ,knob
 ,no/]1 ,miss\ri1 & dropp$ #ad1         
#cj1jjj-p\nd1 ,,gbu #eg ,a_/,b ,massive 
,ordnance ,p5etrator 7,,mop7 bunk] bu/] 
bombs on ,=d[ ,fuel ,enri*m5t ,plant &  
,natanz ,pilot ,fuel ,enri*m5t ,plant 9 
! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2 ,:]eas1   

?r\gh\t ! #ah-;h\r flight into ! t>get  
area1 ! ,b-#b bomb]s complet$ multiple  
9-flight refuel+1 :i* require precision 
& close flight =mation1 typically )9    
#ajj feet2 ,:]eas1 once ov] l&1 ! ,b-#b 
bomb]s jo9$ escort & support aircraft 9 
a complex1 tightly tim$ maneuv] requir+ 
exact syn*ronization across multiple    
plat=ms 9 a n>r[ piece ( airspace1 all  
done ) m9imal communications2 ,:]eas !  
/rike package employ$ high-spe$         
suppression weapons on #c nucle>        
facilities 9 ,iran1 ,=d[ ,fuel ,enri*m5t
 ,plant1 ,natanz ,pilot ,fuel ,enri*m5t 
,plant1 & ,isfahan ,nucle> ,te*nology   
,c5t]1 to ensure ! safe passage ( !     
/rike package ) fight] assets employ+   
preemptive suppress+ fires aga9/ any    
pot5tial ,iranian surface-to-air ?reats2
 ,:]eas ! mission deva/at$ ! ,iranian   
nucle> program1 despite d5ial by !      
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran ( any        
significant damage2 ,:]eas a ,unit$     
,/ates subm>9e 9 ! area ( responsibility
 ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral ,comm& laun*$ m

 ?an #b doz5 ,tomahawk l& attack cruise 
missiles aga9/ key surface infra/ructure
 t>gets at ,isfahan z ! ,op]ation       
,midnight ,hamm] /rike package ent]$    
,iranian airspace & 7 ! la/ to /rike to 
ensure ! elem5t ( surprise 0 reta9$     
?r\gh\t ! op]ation2 & ,:]eas all        
op]ational ,b-#b bomb]s are bas$ at     
,:iteman ,air ,=ce ,base 9 ,knob ,no/]1 
,miss\ri1 :]e ! active-duty #eji? ,bomb 
,w+ & #aca/ ,bomb ,w+ ,miss\ri ,air     
,national ,gu>d jo9tly tra91 fly1 &     
ma9ta9 ! fleet = ! ,air ,=ce3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds !
 m5 & wom5 involv$ 9 ,op]ation ,midnight
 ,hamm] = _! brav]y1 highly te*nical    
exp]tise1 & d$ication to ! mission to   
keep ! ,unit$ ,/ates safe2  7#b7        
recognizes ! /rategic significance (    
,op]ation ,midnight ,hamm]1 cit+ !      
op]ation z ! l>ge/ ,b-#b op]ational     
/rike 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory & ! second 
longe/ ,b-#b mission ev] fl[n1 !        
op]ation is exce$$ only by ! days foll[+
 ! t]rori/ attacks on ,septemb] #aa1    

#bjja2 &  7#c7 recognizes ! sacrifices (
 ! families ( ! m5 & wom5 involv$ 9     
,op]ation ,midnight ,hamm]1 :i* all[$ !m
 to fai?fully execute _! duties to _!   
milit>y po/4