Strait of Hormuz, US Navy, US Coast Guard

Hormuz on Brink: Why Removing Iranian Mines from Strait of Hormuz Would Challenge US and Risk Escalation

The possibility that Iran could mine the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow maritime artery through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows—has long been one of the most feared scenarios in global security planning. Today, as tensions spiral...
USCGC Diligence (WMEC 616)

US Warships Enter Port-au-Prince as Washington Expands ‘Operation Southern Spear’ to Tackle Haiti’s Gang Violence and Caribbean Crisis

Three American warships, including the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale and two US Coast Guard cutters, USCGC Stone and USCGC Diligence, entered Port-au-Prince Bay earlier this week, marking one of the most visible demonstrations of US military power near Haiti in...
US Coast Guard

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Crew After Fishing Vessel Sinks Off Massachusetts

The search for missing crewmembers from a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said on Saturday, bringing a somber pause to a multi-day rescue operation that gripped the New...