A resolution congratulating the members of the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings for successfully completing Operation Midnight Hammer.

Congratulates the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings for completing Operation Midnight Hammer and recognizes their role in striking an illicit Iranian nuclear weapons program. The resolution highlights the 509th's historic missions, including the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the first strikes in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. It describes the 131st's origin as an observation squadron and its evolution into a leading Air National Guard bomb wing. The text notes crews flew 36 hours, refueled mid air dozens of times, deployed 125 aircraft, and coordinated with the Navy and Marine Corps. It affirms the importance of keeping members of the armed forces ready to answer the call of the American people.