When Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, a move the Pentagon announced Wednesday night, it marked the first time in the 2020s that the aircraft was used in a combat operation. The bombers conducted airstrikes on five underground weapons facilities, Austin said in a statement, and the operation was conducted to retaliate against the Houthis targeting civilian and military ships in the region. “This was a unique