WASHINGTON (AP) —According to U.S. officials one of the B-2 pilots involved in the attack on the nuclear facilities in Iran was a woman.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that “our boys in those bombers are on their way home right now.”

But a U.S. official tells The Associated Press that a woman was among those piloting the seven B-2 bombers that dropped the powerful bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Officials have said each bomber had two crew members aboard. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the mission publicly.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750540808156.png" alt="FILE PHOTO -- The B-2 Spirit (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott H. Spitzer" />
                        <figcaption>FILE PHOTO -- The B-2 Spirit (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott H. Spitzer</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>WASHINGTON (AP) —According to U.S. officials one of the B-2 pilots involved in the attack on the nuclear facilities in Iran was a woman.</p><p>U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that “our boys in those bombers are on their way home right now.”</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> “I want to recognize the pilots who flew those bombers. Who flew those fighters. Who flew those refuelers. Warriors<br><br>I want to recognize the sailors on those destroyers, in those subs, on the carriers. Warriors.” <a href="https://t.co/tGXd8eAMBs">pic.twitter.com/tGXd8eAMBs</a></p>&mdash; DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1936764036928139553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>But a U.S. official tells The Associated Press that a woman was among those piloting the seven B-2 bombers that dropped the powerful bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities.</p><p>Officials have said each bomber had two crew members aboard. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the mission publicly.</p>

US official: One of the B-2 pilots in attack on Iran was a woman