Armed Groups
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US Air ForceUS Air Force: primary Iran strike arm via Operation Epic Fury and CCA production contract awarder, June 2026.
US Army
US land warfare branch; primary Pentagon buyer for drones and counter-drone systems in 2026.
US land warfare branch; primary Pentagon buyer for drones and counter-drone systems in 2026.
US Fifth Fleet
US Navy's Middle East command in Bahrain; IRGC struck its headquarters three times in 2026.
US Navy's Middle East command in Bahrain; IRGC struck its headquarters three times in 2026.
US MarinesUS Marine Corps: amphibious warfare branch of the US Armed Forces; rapid expeditionary and forcible-entry specialists.
US Marine Corps: amphibious warfare branch of the US Armed Forces; rapid expeditionary and forcible-entry specialists.
US NavyWorld's largest navy by tonnage; Hormuz conflict, Baltic seabed surveillance, and AUKUS autonomous fleet expansion.
World's largest navy by tonnage; Hormuz conflict, Baltic seabed surveillance, and AUKUS autonomous fleet expansion.
USS Abraham LincolnNimitz-class US carrier on Gulf station since blockade's June end; part of a 24-ship build-up.
Nimitz-class US carrier on Gulf station since blockade's June end; part of a 24-ship build-up.
USS BoxerWasp-class assault ship (LHD-4); its ARG reached the Gulf 30 June with the 11th MEU.
Wasp-class assault ship (LHD-4); its ARG reached the Gulf 30 June with the 11th MEU.
USS DelawareUS Navy Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN-791) used to demonstrate torpedo-tube launch and recovery of the REMUS 600 UUV.
US Navy Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN-791) used to demonstrate torpedo-tube launch and recovery of the REMUS 600 UUV.
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, deployed for Hormuz mine clearance operations.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, deployed for Hormuz mine clearance operations.
USS George H.W. BushNimitz-class supercarrier (CVN-77); on Gulf station since blockade's June end, part of a 24-ship build-up.
Nimitz-class supercarrier (CVN-77); on Gulf station since blockade's June end, part of a 24-ship build-up.
USS Gerald R. FordUS Navy's newest aircraft carrier, repositioned south to the Red Sea off Jeddah on 7 April 2026, outside effective Iran strike range.
US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, repositioned south to the Red Sea off Jeddah on 7 April 2026, outside effective Iran strike range.
USS MasonUS Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG-87; second escort in the first successful armed Hormuz transit on 4 May 2026.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG-87; second escort in the first successful armed Hormuz transit on 4 May 2026.
USS Michael MurphyUS Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, deployed for Hormuz mine clearance alongside DDG-121.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, deployed for Hormuz mine clearance alongside DDG-121.
USS NimitzUS Navy nuclear supercarrier (CVN-68); lead ship of the Nimitz class, commissioned 1975.
US Navy nuclear supercarrier (CVN-68); lead ship of the Nimitz class, commissioned 1975.
US Space ForceUS military branch responsible for space operations and satellite-based defence programmes.
US military branch responsible for space operations and satellite-based defence programmes.
USS SpruanceArleigh Burke destroyer DDG-111; conducted first kinetic seizure of Iranian vessel in April 2026.
Arleigh Burke destroyer DDG-111; conducted first kinetic seizure of Iranian vessel in April 2026.
USS StarkUS Navy frigate struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in 1987; the foundational precedent for proportional response in tanker-war incidents.
US Navy frigate struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in 1987; the foundational precedent for proportional response in tanker-war incidents.
USS TripoliUS Navy amphibious assault ship deployed to CENTCOM amid Iran ground war planning.
US Navy amphibious assault ship deployed to CENTCOM amid Iran ground war planning.
USS TruxtunUS Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG-103; lead escort in the first armed Hormuz transit on 4 May 2026.
US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG-103; lead escort in the first armed Hormuz transit on 4 May 2026.
V CorpsV Corps is the US Army's forward-deployed command in Europe, headquartered in Poznan, Poland, responsible for accelerating NATO-eastern-flank drone and counter-drone fielding through exercises including Project Flytrap.
V Corps is the US Army's forward-deployed command in Europe, headquartered in Poznan, Poland, responsible for accelerating NATO-eastern-flank drone and counter-drone fielding through exercises including Project Flytrap.