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Academy SITREP – U.S. Expected to Conduct Strait of Hormuz Transit This Month

March 19, 2026
What has Happened: General David Bellon from our GIG believes that a U.S. destroyer-led freedom of navigation “show of force” operation will take place within the next two weeks, and possibly as early as next week. Please see this (link) for General Bellon’s presentation to CalPERS earlier this week where he highlights his expectations regarding the potential timeline. The Pentagon has deployed the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a three-ship Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) including about 2,200 Marines, to the Middle East. The U.S. could use the unit to seize one or more of the islands off the southern coast ... Academy SITREP – U.S. Expected to Conduct Strait of Hormuz Transit This Month

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