Author: Shelby Holliday

The latest bout of fighting marks an intensifying effort by both sides to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump said the operation was a response to Iran’s attempts to mine the strait and target American servicemembers in the Middle East.

Adm. Brad Cooper, whose stop comes amid reports of poor living conditions, says history will record the deployment as among “the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era.”

The USS George Washington is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as lawmakers raised concerns about reports of poor conditions aboard the Lincoln after more than 250 days at sea.