A Politico correspondent has reported that the Pentagon has launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, which is a naval coalition to defend the Red Sea Passage.
Politico's chief Pentagon correspondent reports that a US-led naval coalition is finally uniting to safeguard international shipping transit in the Red Sea and the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait: "The Pentagon is expected to announce tomorrow the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new task force to protect shipping from Houthi attacks in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, per DOD official," Lara Seligman writes on X.
"The operation will be within the framework of the existing Combined Maritime Force 153, a partnership of 39 nations focused on counter-piracy and counter-terrorism in the Red Sea."
Shortly thereafter, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced, "I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative under the u...