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Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transit the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 12, 2019.

Marines sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle on the Boxer’s flight deck

US Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle strapped to the flight deck, ready to fight off drones and Iranian gunboats.

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider

4 years ago

Iran offers to swap seized oil tanker for another taken by UK

In the meantime, Britain continues plans to deploy a Europe-led "maritime protection mission" to safeguard shipping in the area after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.

By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press

4 years ago

American warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago

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