Overview
- Air Force Gen. Dan Caine said more than 1,000 targets were hit in the first 24 hours across air, naval, cyber and space operations.
- More than 100 aircraft launched in a synchronized wave from land and sea, including a 37-hour B-2 mission against underground facilities.
- Two carrier strike groups, refueling tankers, electronic-attack aircraft and unmanned platforms supported hundreds of sorties delivering tens of thousands of munitions.
- U.S. Patriot and THAAD batteries and Navy destroyers, alongside regional partners, intercepted hundreds of ballistic missiles targeting U.S. forces and allies.
- CENTCOM reports no aircraft losses to Iranian fire, while separate reports describe a Kuwaiti friendly-fire downing of three U.S. F-15Es with all crew surviving.