I’ve read that the Bones were an unheralded workhorse during the campaign to take down the Taliban in Afghanistan post-9/11. Lots of payload, long loiter time, could scoot across the country quickly for a just-in-time delivery.
And I know it is expensive, but at one time an upgrade was proposed to put the Pratt and Whitney F-119 ( super-cruise, Low By-Pass Turbofan ) out of the F-22 into the Bone. It was reported the pilots were ecstatic as it opened the door for super-sonic again for the bird. later engines, probably lower TSFC for even greater loiter, that would have been sweet...