Mayport-Based USS Mason Among 2 Navy Destroyers that Transited Strait of Hormuz After Iranian Barrage: Report
The destroyers were escorted by Apache helicopters and other aircraft as they helped protect commercial shipping from Iranian missile, drone and boat attacks.
- On Monday, the USS Truxtun and USS Mason transited the Strait of Hormuz, repelling a coordinated Iranian barrage of missiles, drones, and small boats without sustaining damage.
- These destroyers are operating under "Project Freedom," a U.S. military effort to defend commercial shipping attempting to transit the waterway using multi-layered defense systems.
- Supported by Apache helicopters, U.S. forces shot down all incoming missiles and destroyed seven Iranian small boats, Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper reported Monday.
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi asserted Monday that management of the waterway remains in Iranian hands, warning unauthorized entry would be treated as a legitimate target.
- The war enters its fourth month as President Trump and U.S. officials stated the incident has not violated the ceasefire, though hundreds of commercial vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf.
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Mayport-based USS Mason among 2 Navy destroyers that transited Strait of Hormuz after Iranian barrage: report
The Mayport-based USS Mason was among two Navy destroyers that navigated the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after dodging an Iranian barrage, CBS News reported.
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