Strait of Hormuz 0
13 March 2020

CENTCOM commander Kenneth McKenzie announced that “the Secretary [of Defense] granted my request to continue to operate two carrier strike groups in the region, which is the first period of extended dual U.S. carrier operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility since April 2012”.

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