• Adm. Brad Cooper flew over the strait in a CH-47 Chinook on 25 October and met U.S. service members who supported mine clearance.
  • CENTCOM says more than 3,000 commercial vessels have transited with its support over six months, and over 95% of ships passed safely.
  • U.S. forces cleared the shipping lanes of sea mines laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and CENTCOM says primary routes remain clear.