️️🇺🇸🇮🇷WSJ: The daily missions of the US F-35C and F/A-18 on the US George Washington to shoot down ballistic missiles and Irina drones to protect oil shipments were critical to making oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz.
However, the rapid number of flights has stressed flight operations and the crews and mechanics critical to these operations with carriers engaged in around-the-clock activity since the start of combat operations against Iran.
U.S. officials have acknowledged that the intense operations have hampered the U.S.'s ability to counter Chinese influence or other threats in regions around the world.