US Navy sailors and Marines are in training for a possible mission to board merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz to counter Iranian aggression
As envisioned, armed 20-member teams of sailors and Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the region would board vessels if requested and remain during the transit of high-risk areas in and through the Strait, the
official said. The personnel on board would work in coordination with US aircraft flying overhead such as F-35s, F-16s, A-10s and drones, according to the official, who asked not to be identified ahead of a public announcement.
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