Military personnel told last month to stop calling Iran conflict "Operation Epic Fury"
- By Updated on: September 2, 2026 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — An Air Force email from August and obtained by CBS News shows the Pentagon was instructing personnel to stop referring to ongoing U.
- military operations in Iran as "Operation Epic Fury" — three months after the Trump administration declared it had ended.
- In response to questions from CBS News, the Pentagon said Wednesday that Operation Epic Fury officially ended May 5, the same day Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared to reporters at the White House: "The operation is over.
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- By Updated on: September 2, 2026 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — An Air Force email from August and obtained by CBS News shows the Pentagon was instructing personnel to stop referring to ongoing U.
- military operations in Iran as "Operation Epic Fury" — three months after the Trump administration declared it had ended.
- In response to questions from CBS News, the Pentagon said Wednesday that Operation Epic Fury officially ended May 5, the same day Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared to reporters at the White House: "The operation is over.
Sources: CBS News