Here's How the CIA Marked the Fifth Anniversary of Killing Osama Bin Laden

It has been five years since the Navy's SEAL Team Six conducted a successful raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing the Al Qaeda founder.

On Sunday, starting at 1:25 p.m. EDT, the CIA marked the anniversary by tweeting out the timeline of the raid, giving social media readers a real-time re-creation of the mission.

This news was also announced on the CIA's Facebook page.

The CIA's re-creation began on the afternoon of May 1, at 1:25 p.m. EDT or 10:25 p.m. in Pakistan with the formal approval of the operation.

1:25 pm EDT-@POTUS, DCIA Panetta, & JSOC commander Admiral McRaven approve execution of op in Abbottabad.#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/YhvuJVrMVc

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

1:51 pm EDT - Helicopters depart from Afghanistan for compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

After midnight in Abbottabad, Pakistan, two U.S. military helicopters arrived at bin Laden's compound.

3:30 pm EDT - 2 helicopters descend on compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 crashes, but assault continues without delay or injury#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA)

May 1, 2016

3:30 pm EDT - @POTUS watches situation on ground in Abbottabad live in Situation Room#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/59KPF7eUTr

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:39 pm EDT - Usama Bin Ladin found on third floor and killed#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:39 pm – 4:10 pm EDT – Team retrieves large quantity of materials from compound for intel analysis#UBLRaidhttps://t.co/yl1FjRA0qk

— CIA (@CIA)

May 1, 2016

3:53 pm EDT - @POTUS receives tentative confirmation of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

Following the confirmation of bin Laden's death, the operation began exiting the compound.

4:05 pm EDT - First helicopter leaves the area to go back to Afghanistan#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:08 pm EDT - Assault Team destroys crashed helicopter#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:10 pm EDT — Backup helicopter picks up remaining team members & materials & leaves Abbottabad#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

5:53 pm EDT - Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets team#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

7:01 pm EDT - @POTUS receives confirmation of high probability of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

President Obama received the official word of bin Laden's death just after 7 p.m. About four and a half hours later, Obama addressed the nation, announcing the news.

Not everyone was pleased with the CIA's re-living the successful mission to kill bin Laden.

Honk if you ever believed for a moment the #UBLRaid story.

— Lionel (@LionelMedia) May 2, 2016

I get @CIA desire to take victory lap but tweeting #UBLRaid seems contrary to Intel Community ethos & good judgment https://t.co/QJ2hnMQs7j

— Phillip Carter (@Carter_PE) May 1, 2016

Erm... What? Why?! Demonstrating some seriously poor taste & judgement there, @CIA. #UBLraid https://t.co/R027WcAzZh

— Samantha Gouldson (@SamGouldson) May 1, 2016

For those without Twitter, the agency also posted a simple timeline on its website.

Timeline of the Raid

May 1 - EDT

1:25 p.m. EDT —President Obama, DCIA Panetta, and JSOC commander Admiral McRaven approve execution of the operation.

1:51 p.m. EDT — Helicopters depart from Afghanistan.

3:30 p.m. EDT — Two helicopters descend on the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan (north of Islamabad). One crashes, but the assault continues without delay or injury.

3:32 p.m. EDT — President Obama, in the Situation Room, receives up to the minute reports on the situation on the ground in Abbottabad.

3:39 p.m. EDT — Usama Bin Ladin is found on third floor and killed.

3:53 p.m. EDT — President Obama receives tentative confirmation of positive identification of Bin Ladin.

3:55 p.m. EDT —Bin Ladin’s body is moved to the first floor and placed in a body bag.

3:39 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. EDT – Assault Team retrieves a large quantity of materials from the compound for intelligence analysis.

4:05 p.m. EDT – First helicopter leaves the area.

4:08 p.m. EDT —Assault Team destroys the crashed helicopter.

4:10 p.m. EDT —Backup helicopter picks up remaining team members and materials and leaves Abbottabad.

5:53 p.m. EDT — Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets the team.

7:01 p.m. EDT — President Obama receives confirmations of high probability of positive identification of Bin Ladin.

11:35 p.m. EDT — President Obama speaks to the nation from the East Room.

May 2 - EDT

12:59 a.m. EDT — Bin Ladin’s body is buried at sea from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the north Arabian Sea.

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