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Excercises Apply To Straight of Hormuz Threats, Adm. Says

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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The massive Navy and Marine Corps exercises that got underway this week involve confronting challenges that could be encountered in the Strait of Hormuz, but are not specifically designed to deal with Iran, senior officers said recently. The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, Adm. John Harvey, told reporters Exercise Bold Alligator will entail “just about everything … that could come to us in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.” Exercise Bold Alligator, which began in earnest along southeastern seaboard,…

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