"A total of 150 aircraft took part in the operation, including F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightning lls, F/A-18 Super Hornets, EA-18 Growlers, and B-1 Lancers, together with Remotely Piloted Aircraft and rotary wing. The aircraft were launched from 20 different bases both on land and at sea."
From my understanding, complicated plans don't usually come off smoothing. Coordinating that many moving parts is exceedingly difficult. I understand that communications are much better than they used to be, improving coordination, but I still find it hard to believe that our military could pull off something that complex as smoothly as they are reporting.
Maybe things went as reported, but I am a bit skeptical.