SecDef announces multinational effort to protect shipping in the Red Sea

Escalation anyone?

Background:

A growing number of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea is now disrupting global maritime trade and forcing ocean carriers to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group has moved to the Gulf of Aden to join other warships converging there and in the Red Sea.

Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation in the Red Sea

Dec. 18, 2023

The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen threatens the free flow of commerce, endangers innocent mariners, and violates international law. The Red Sea is a critical waterway that has been essential to freedom of navigation and a major commercial corridor that facilitates international trade. Countries that seek to uphold the foundational principle of freedom of navigation must come together to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor launching ballistic missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) at merchant vessels from many nations lawfully transiting international waters.

This is an international challenge that demands collective action. Therefore, today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of its Task Force 153, which focuses on security in the Red Sea.

Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity.

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https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3621110/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-ensuring-freedom-of-n/

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19 Comments
Ghost
Ghost
December 19, 2023 6:40 am

The headline should read “RAYTHEON announces…”

GPH
GPH
December 19, 2023 7:48 am

Ah yes, the “coalition” talk again. Sounding more and more like the days before the U.S. wrecked Iraq. I looked at the list of “coalition” countries participating right now-not very impressive militarily. I guess it will take the sinking of a ship or two to convince some others to join in the fun and move things along from a proxy war with Iran to direct war with Iran. We’ve seen this movie and the wonderful outcomes before and yet, here we go again.

Ben Lurken
Ben Lurken
  GPH
December 19, 2023 9:26 am

A China shipping line is still using the Red Sea and Suez Canal. They’re not going to Israel though so should be OK.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
December 19, 2023 8:03 am

This feels like one of those moments we will look back on and say it was a tipping point. When rebels thwarted a US carrier group with drones (in a manner of speaking).

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
December 19, 2023 8:11 am

Assymetric wharf-air can cause a lot of trouble for fag militaries.

Anonymous
Anonymous
December 19, 2023 8:19 am

Gulf of Tonkin 2.0 incoming.

B_MC
B_MC
December 19, 2023 9:29 am

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zappalives
zappalives
December 19, 2023 10:04 am

“Jules………tell them negros to chill……….I’m sending the triple masked warnigger” !

Bob P
Bob P
December 19, 2023 10:21 am

We might have to worry about US/NATO stirring up trouble out of Moldova, too.

Two Strategic War Fronts to Watch – The First to Be Announced Tomorrow

The Duke of New York
The Duke of New York
December 19, 2023 10:38 am

Lloyd Vader seems intent on securing the borders of free countries around the world, so I’m sure he’ll be heading to Texas and Arizona any day now,….any day now.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
  The Duke of New York
December 19, 2023 11:22 am

If he goes to either of those states, it will be on a recruiting visit.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
December 19, 2023 11:18 am

Every time I hear his name, I think of this:

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Which, in turn, reminds me of this:

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zappalives
zappalives
  TN Patriot
December 19, 2023 1:12 pm

Was the face shield his idea or did a kike talk him into it ?

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  TN Patriot
December 19, 2023 7:32 pm

C’mon, TN. Give Auntie a food and beverage warning before that image ( or those with Admiral Cray Cray.)

A former U.S. four star general who has not a fukkin clue of his humiliation in that get up? What a maroon.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
  Aunt Acid
December 19, 2023 7:50 pm

I use the same rules that apply to FF posts of Ghettopotamuses, Auntie. Caveat Emptor

Anonymous
Anonymous
December 19, 2023 6:43 pm

Geneal Lloyd Cornhollis :”We’ve got a coalition, let’s see here, Guam is sending three outrigger canoes, um, Venice is sending 4 special op gondalier teams, and Jamaica is sending its bobsled team”

mother fuck these globalist satanic zioswine!
mother fuck these globalist satanic zioswine!
December 19, 2023 9:00 pm

the militants have publicly stated all nations not killing children in gaza have nothing to worry about. its the pharisees who have to worry that no ships will land in israel the world is growing tired of the dead children on the morning news feeds and theres millions of soliders from several nations waiting for things to pop off. its nice of the retards in the dod to place eevery single war ship with in hyper sonic missile range. this is only the beginning. when the turks the syrians and leboneese join algeria an others israehell will resemble that dead zone they are making of schools and hospitals and religious centers. its almost like they wqant jews around the globe to be targeted for zioswines actions. the khazarian mafia is hell bent on the decimation of israel so they can return to the home land of khazaria. and their former capitol kiev…mow you all know why they pulled out of afganistan (china paid for the lithium deposits in tora bora. they were not blasting the mountains for osama they were prospecting for strategic minerals. when china joe was selected it was so china could out do the jewish bankers…these same ones run out of many nations over and over and over. these great destroyers only destroy they can not build nothing. the world is growing weary of the parasite upon humanity. and the solution fast approaches. i cant wait to see tel aviv wipped from the face of the earth and the people left behind to live their lives in peace and the spawn of satan will be no more. if there is gona be a genocide it needs to be the ashkenazi synagog of satan

Jdog
Jdog
December 19, 2023 9:03 pm

Lloyd Austin needs to be hung for treason….

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Jdog
December 19, 2023 10:05 pm

He needs to be dehung for reasons.