Strait of Hormuz Warning: The U.S. Navy Can't Make the Oil Flow, Even If It Escorts Tankers and Destroys Drones and Missiles - 19FortyFive

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 24, 2019) The mark 45 5 inch gun is fired from the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a live-fire gunnery exercise. Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)

Strait of Hormuz Warning: The U.S. Navy Can’t Make the Oil Flow, Even If It Escorts Tankers and Destroys Drones and Missiles

The Iran Crisis Isn’t Exactly Over: The U.S. Navy has a near-perfect record of shooting down drones and missiles at sea. Oil tanker crews still won’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz — because ‘near-perfect‘ isn’t good enough when your ship is full of crude. The Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy, and the Fear … Continue reading Strait of Hormuz Warning: The U.S. Navy Can’t Make the Oil Flow, Even If It Escorts Tankers and Destroys Drones and Missiles