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My guess is #Iran is slavering at the chops for #America to post naval escorts for oil tankers through the #StraightsOfHormuz. Big juicy targets make for enormous military victories as the whole world watches. Under #Trump America is an infant with a loaded weapon thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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FreddyB Aviation Photography Mar 11

As the threat of mines in the Straights of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf in general I am reminded of this article in The War Zone in which a few months ago the trump admin PULLED all the minesweepers out of the gulf.

The proposed replacement of which there are 2 modules total so far is to have the LCS aka Little Crappy Ship replace them. The ONLY thing the LCS is good for is as a bullet point pointing to why you cannot trust the navy to run procurement programs

#war #iran #PersianGulf #mine #mines #navalmines #Hormuz #StraightsofHormuz

https://www.twz.com/sea/navys-avenger-class-mine-hunters-have-left-the-middle-east-for-good

Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good

The last four Avengers in Bahrain were carried off on a heavy lift vessel at a time of crisis, where mining the Persian Gulf could come into play.

The War Zone