Yesterday, 09:28 PM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:54 PM by savannahskol.)
Perhaps obliterated. Certainly on its heels.
Amazing efficiency (only 3 US casualties?) thus far. Hopefully minimal civilian casualties, also. Yet the precision of the US/Israeli bombings are just incredible.
Top Iranian political leaders (mullas) taking a dust nap. more encouraging to me, Trump relates (yeah, I know) Iranian Revolutionary Guard giving up. I hope that’s true, as that’s needed for a long suffering Iranian populace to celebrate freedom. (Some vids out there demonstrating that).
Apparently the IRG is blocking the Strait of Hormuz. (blocking free flow of oil) Oil prices predicted to spike…however EU’s naval presence (UK, France, Germany)already positioned. Hopefully oil interruption temporary (90% of Iranian oil went to China, anyways)
I wouldn’t want to be on a IRG ship right now. They next? if they don’t lay down.
Colin Powell had prescient (pier 1) advice to Bush on Iraq. ‘You break it, you own it’.
Cautious optimism here, but the early results are hopeful.
As of February and March 2026, the United States executed a major military buildup and subsequent strikes against Iran, primarily involving Naval and Air Force assets under U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The operation included joint strikes with Israel, focusing on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities, air defense, and naval assets.
Key U.S. military units and assets involved include:
Naval Strike Forces (Carrier Strike Groups)
Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3): Led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), which deployed to the Arabian Sea in January 2026.
Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12): Led by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), which operated in the Mediterranean and near Israel.
Carrier Air Wings: Embarked on these carriers, featuring F-35C Lightning II fightersF/A-18E/F Super Hornets****EA-18G Growlers (electronic warfare), and E-2 Hawkeyes (early warning).
Surface and Subsurface Naval Units
Guided-Missile Destroyers: Specifically, the USS *Delbert D. BlackUSS *McFaulUSS *Mitscher*USS Pinckney, and USS John Finn were deployed to the region.
Submarines: Used to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles during strikes.
Littoral Combat Ships: USS *Santa Barbara*USS Canberra, and USS Tulsa were positioned in the Persian Gulf for, among other duties, minesweeping.
Air Force Units and Assets
F-22 Raptor and F-15E Strike Eagle Squadrons: Deployed to bases in Jordan and the region to conduct air strikes.
E-3 Sentry (AWACS): Airborne early-warning aircraft tasked with coordinating operations.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers: Utilized for high-value target strikes, similar to their role in 2025.
Tanker and Cargo Aircraft: Over 85 fuel tankers and 170 cargo planes supported the operation.
Missile Defense and Special Operations
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Batteries: Deployed to the region (specifically Qatar) to intercept Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Patriot Missile Systems: Positioned at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and other locations for regional defense.
CIA: Involved in supporting the overall campaign against the Iranian regime.
These forces were concentrated in the Middle East for what was described as the largest U.S. military buildup in the region since 2003, with over 10,000 additional troops deployed, supporting both offensive strikes and defense against Iran's "Axis of Resistance".
Amazing efficiency (only 3 US casualties?) thus far. Hopefully minimal civilian casualties, also. Yet the precision of the US/Israeli bombings are just incredible.
Top Iranian political leaders (mullas) taking a dust nap. more encouraging to me, Trump relates (yeah, I know) Iranian Revolutionary Guard giving up. I hope that’s true, as that’s needed for a long suffering Iranian populace to celebrate freedom. (Some vids out there demonstrating that).
Apparently the IRG is blocking the Strait of Hormuz. (blocking free flow of oil) Oil prices predicted to spike…however EU’s naval presence (UK, France, Germany)already positioned. Hopefully oil interruption temporary (90% of Iranian oil went to China, anyways)
I wouldn’t want to be on a IRG ship right now. They next? if they don’t lay down.
Colin Powell had prescient (pier 1) advice to Bush on Iraq. ‘You break it, you own it’.
Cautious optimism here, but the early results are hopeful.
As of February and March 2026, the United States executed a major military buildup and subsequent strikes against Iran, primarily involving Naval and Air Force assets under U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The operation included joint strikes with Israel, focusing on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities, air defense, and naval assets.
Key U.S. military units and assets involved include:
Naval Strike Forces (Carrier Strike Groups)
Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3): Led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), which deployed to the Arabian Sea in January 2026.
Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12): Led by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), which operated in the Mediterranean and near Israel.
Carrier Air Wings: Embarked on these carriers, featuring F-35C Lightning II fightersF/A-18E/F Super Hornets****EA-18G Growlers (electronic warfare), and E-2 Hawkeyes (early warning).
Surface and Subsurface Naval Units
Guided-Missile Destroyers: Specifically, the USS *Delbert D. BlackUSS *McFaulUSS *Mitscher*USS Pinckney, and USS John Finn were deployed to the region.
Submarines: Used to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles during strikes.
Littoral Combat Ships: USS *Santa Barbara*USS Canberra, and USS Tulsa were positioned in the Persian Gulf for, among other duties, minesweeping.
Air Force Units and Assets
F-22 Raptor and F-15E Strike Eagle Squadrons: Deployed to bases in Jordan and the region to conduct air strikes.
E-3 Sentry (AWACS): Airborne early-warning aircraft tasked with coordinating operations.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers: Utilized for high-value target strikes, similar to their role in 2025.
Tanker and Cargo Aircraft: Over 85 fuel tankers and 170 cargo planes supported the operation.
Missile Defense and Special Operations
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Batteries: Deployed to the region (specifically Qatar) to intercept Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Patriot Missile Systems: Positioned at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and other locations for regional defense.
CIA: Involved in supporting the overall campaign against the Iranian regime.
These forces were concentrated in the Middle East for what was described as the largest U.S. military buildup in the region since 2003, with over 10,000 additional troops deployed, supporting both offensive strikes and defense against Iran's "Axis of Resistance".
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