A joint carrier strike group led by the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) were joined by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) and its own strike group, which includes landing ships carrying members of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. That adds up to some 17,000 sailors and Marines, folks.
The nine U.S. warships passed through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. What were not counted, (and almost never are), were the attack submarines attached to the strike groups. Merchant ships passing through the busy strait carry two-fifths of the world’s oil exports and are at greatest risk from Iranian diesel-electric, Soviet-built submarines operating in that area. The US Navy nuclear powered attack subs are the best answer to that threat.
As of today those Merchant ships are feeling far more protected.
Bull, out.
