The Washington Post reports that the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division is leading an operation aimed at facilitating the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and operating a joint operations center in the United Arab Emirates. US forces also facilitate the daily passage of convoys of ships through the Strait of Hormuz by picking up ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Then, with their AIS turned off, the ships will follow specific routes set by US forces. After the ships reach the Gulf of Oman, they transfer their refreshment to other ships and then return to the Persian Gulf.