The U.S. military hammers underground Houthi weapons facilities
American naval and air assets were utilized to conduct bombardment of underground Houthi weapons facilities. The B-2 Spirit was among the assets utilized during the attack. Battle damage assessment was still being conducted as of the time of the article.
From Daily Caller:
U.S. forces launched airstrikes against Houthi underground weapons facilities in Yemen on Wednesday, Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.
The Houthis have largely shut down shipping in the Red Sea and have been involved in attacks against Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East since October 2023, the start of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. CENTCOM forces conducted a series of strikes against Houthi weapons storage sites in Yemen on Wednesday to further degrade the terrorist group’s capabilities and deter them from future attacks, the command said.
“These actions were taken to degrade the Houthi’s capability to continue their reckless and unlawful attacks on international commercial shipping and on U.S., coalition, and merchant personnel and vessels,” the command said in a statement. “CENTCOM forces targeted the Houthi’s hardened underground facilities housing missiles, weapons components, and other munitions used to target military and civilian vessels throughout the region.”
The operation was conducted jointly between CENTCOM naval and air forces, including a B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bomber, a uniquely shaped aircraft considered one of the most capable in the U.S. fleet. It is the first instance of the B-2 being deployed against the Houthis, according to The Washington Post.
“The employment of the B-2 bomber demonstrates U.S. global strike capabilities to reach these targets, when necessary, anytime, anywhere,” CENTCOM said on Thursday. “Our battle damage assessments are underway and do not indicate civilian casualties.”
Additional Reading:
Smith, J. (2024, October 17). us hammers underground Houthi weapons sites in Yemen with airstrikes. Daily Caller. Link.
Category: Middle East, Terror War
’bout time! Turn their stockpiles to rubble…then make the rubble bounce.
Then turn it all into a glowing glass parking lot.
Would only cause about $49.95 worth of damage there, but I’m good with it.
Why are we sending a $2,130,000,000 bomber to do the job of a couple of A10s?
A-10s can’t carry these (GBU-57)
Shooting a $28,000,000 15ton bomb after a surface target? Probably could be done with a couple of 300lb bombs.
DoD says they were underground targets:
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3938958/us-strikes-underground-targets-in-yemen/
I still don’t see it. There only 20, now 19 GBU57s in existence. Seems a huge waste when others probably would have worked. Those are for taking out concrete reinforced command bunkers.
Sending 5% of your stock to blow up a terrorist ammo dump and threaten a country we haven’t exchanged direct fire with in nearly 40 years seems wasteful.
Maybe the GBU57 was getting close to it’s TX date?
Or maybe it was used to send a message to the goatfuckers that they ain’t safe no matter how deep they tunnel? 😁
I just got the giggles picturing the USAF trying to turn that in to DRMO because it’s end of lifecycle.
Word on the ‘net is it’s also a message to the mad mullah’s in Iran. Considering their not so peaceful attempts to develop nukes are mostly hidden under mountain ranges, using the B-2 Spirit & her bunker busters is thought as a reminder.
“No matter how deep you dig, we’ll get your nuke toys just the same…”
Almost like Billy Jack,
“I’m gonna put this bomb on that target, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Because evidently a poverty-ridden third-world shithole like what’s left of Yemen has the money, organization, and engineering capability to construct extensive “hardened underground facilities…”.
Or maybe those B-2 folks are whining about being left out of the chance to draw combat pay and get some of those shiny medals.
Either way, I am skeptical.
Iran built those facilities for the Houthi’s who are their puppet terror army in Yemen. I’m guessing you’re not familiar with the Yemen civil war and how the Houthi’s threatened Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles then?
Iran’s had a lot of experience building “hardened underground facilities” in recent years to help their other puppet terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.
Last I checked B-2 folks don’t whine about anything considering they fly the only stealth nuclear-capable bomber in the world. Not just any two bit pilot can fly something with no vertical tail surface while carrying nukes…
Be skeptical all you want but the B-2 crews don’t make policy, they just execute it.
Get some! And get some more. Yemen doesn’t really provide the world with anything but hate. Bomb it to bits and pave it all over.
Agree with all the previous comments, but I have to ask.. isn’t it interesting that even though these little sheet-heads have been causing shit for over a year, the current regime decides on a “statement” strike like this just before a Presidential election??? Not that they have given us any reason t doubt their motives, but…
Are you saying that our government would attempt to sway a presidential election by finally acting kinetically instead of issuing a strongly worded letter and telling Netanyahu to stand down?
Welp, they could always draw a line in the sand…after all, the smartest man joe knows is an artist. No body there is smart enough to use a cell phone and the pen was disassembled to use as a nose candy straw.
“draw a line in the sand”
Isa that anything like the “red lines” that Obama drew in Syria?
Yepper…a veiled poke at the JEF’s “Line in the sand” and “I have a cell phone and a pen” statement. After all, Oblowme is in his 3rd term now and looking towards his 4th term. Anyone else think it’s odd the Klintoons, Shrubya II, JEF, and Bribem had control of the grubermint for 28 of the last 32 years but all of the country’s “problems” are Trump’s fault?