{"id":99922,"date":"2020-05-20T15:53:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=99922"},"modified":"2020-05-20T15:54:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:54:09","slug":"99922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=99922","title":{"rendered":"Navy Declares 100 Meter Stand Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships\u2019 bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Persian Gulf.<\/em><\/p>\n

11 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels harassed six U.S. warships operating in the north Persian Gulf, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.<\/p>\n

U.S. Navy Forces Central Command detailed in a news release that the IRGC vessels \u201crepeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches\u201d of several U.S. warships while the American vessels were conducting air integration exercises with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.<\/p>\n

The 11 Iranian ships carried out an \u201cunsafe\u201d and \u201cunprofessional\u201d interaction with the following U.S. warships: the expeditionary mobile base vessel Lewis B. Puller, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Paul Hamilton, Cyclone-class of coastal patrol boat Firebolt, Cyclone-class patrol ship Sirocco, and Coast Guard ships Wrangell and Maui.<\/p>\n

Enough of that noise.<\/p>\n

US Navy issues new distance guidelines for vessels after close encounters with Iranian ships<\/h3>\n

Jon Gambrell<\/strong><\/p>\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The U.S. Navy warned Tuesday it will take \u201clawful defensive measures\u201d against vessels in the Mideast that come within 100 meters (yards) of its warships, offering specific guidelines after a recent close encounter with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

Defensive measures have typically included turning a ship away from the approaching vessel, sounding its horn, shooting off flares and ultimately firing warning shots to force the vessel away. But offering a specific distance is new for the Navy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ships are conducting routine operations in international waters wherever international law allows and do not seek conflict,\u201d said Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a Bahrain-based 5th Fleet spokeswoman. \u201cHowever, our commanding officers retain the right to self-defense if deemed necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

While 100 meters may seem far, it\u2019s incredibly close for large warships that have difficulty in turning quickly, like aircraft carriers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

US Warship Commanding Officers are allowed to use their own judgement in defending their ships, and Trump’s \u201cI have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea\u201d really isn’t necessary. The 100 meter standoff makes a nice line in the sea, if you will, but the CO’s will act if threatened from much farther out. Read the rest here: Navy Times<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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