Their navy is gone.

Their air force is gone.

Their missiles are just about [music] used up or beaten.

Taken together, these actions will [ __ ] Iran military, crush their ability to support terrorist proxies, and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb.

Our armed forces have been extraordinary.

There’s never been anything like it militarily.

Everyone is talking about it.

And tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion.

The order came down like thunder.

Seize the key defensive point overlooking the narrowest section of the straight of Hormuz.

The mission fell to a reinforced marine infantry battalion from the second marine division, supported by attached army armor from the first infantry division’s heavy elements.

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Their objective was to capture and hold the high ground that controlled the vital choke point.

Aboard the USS Tripoli and accompanying amphibious ships positioned 70 nautical miles offshore.

The Marines and attached soldiers sprang into action the moment the execute order arrived.

In the well decks and vehicle staging areas, tank crews focused first on their massive M1 A2 Abrams.

Mechanics and loaders swarmed each 70tonon beast, inspecting tracks for tension and wear, testing the Hydrop [clears throat] pneumatic suspension, and running the Honeywell AGT 1500 turbine engine through full power cycles.

Main gun barrels were bore sighted and cleaned, fire control systems calibrated, and thermal sights zeroed under simulated night conditions.

Ammunition racks were loaded with a mix of M829 APFSDS rounds and M830 heat.

Every round counted and stowed securely.

Crews checked machine guns, smoke grenade launchers, and reactive armor tiles, ensuring the tanks could survive the initial beach fight and push inland.

While the armor prepared, Marine infantry turned to their personal weapons and gear.

Squad leaders oversaw detailed pre-combat inspections.

Each Marine field stripped his M27 infantry automatic rifle or M4 carbine, wiping down bolt carriers, replacing worn parts, and applying fresh lubricant.

Optics were zeroed, suppressors checked, and magazines loaded with M855A1 rounds before being seated firmly.

Grenaders tested M3i20 launchers with 40mm high explosive and smoke rounds.

Machine gunners verified M240B and MK-48 weapons, feeding linked ammunition belts and confirming head space and timing.

Rucksacks received equal attention.

Marines packed spare uniforms, hygiene kits, individual first aid kits with tourniquets and pressure dressings, high calori MREs, extra ammunition, camelback water bladders, and essential tools.

Every pack was weighed, adjusted for balance, and inspected by team leaders to prevent loose straps or noisy gear that could compromise stealth.

Body armor plates were seated correctly in carriers, NVGs powered up and focused, and helmets fitted with counterweight batteries and comms.

Paratroopers among the attached airborne qualified elements rigged their parachutes.

Next, main shoots were packed and attached to harnesses on the back, reserves secured to the chest.

Static lines were folded, hooked, and double-cheed by jump masters.

Weapons were secured tightly to the side or front.

Night vision goggles mounted on helmets and rucks sacks prepared for lowering on 15 ft lowering lines to avoid injury on impact.

Heavy equipment transfer began in earnest.

Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and amphibious combat vehicles, ACVs, rumbled slowly up the ramps into the well decks of the amphibious ships.

Navy deck crews and marine engineers worked side by side, chaining down each vehicle with heavy ratchet straps and steel cables to withstand the sea crossing.

LCAC hovercraft, massive air cushion vessels capable of carrying a full M1 A2 Abrams or multiple ACVs, were loaded in sequence.

Crews positioned the tanks precisely on the cargo deck, securing them against the high-speed ride ahead.

ACVs.

The Marines modern amphibious assault vehicles were also driven aboard, their crews ready to transition from ship to shore and then inland.

Paratroopers from the attached elements moved to the flight line where massive C17 Globe Master 3 aircraft waited.

Their rear ramps lowered like giant mouths.

Jump masters walked the lines, inspecting every paratroopers’s equipment one final time.

static lines hooked correctly, reserves armed, helmets tight, and weapons slung securely.

The C17s would deliver hundreds of paratroopers directly over the objective in a high altitude, low opening or static line drop to seize key terrain from behind.

The assault launched in perfectly synchronized waves under the cover of darkness.

First, the LCAC hovercraft emerged from the well decks.

Their powerful lift fans spinning up and raising the massive craft onto a cushion of air.

They raced across the Gulf at over 40 knots, skimming the waves toward the Iranian coastline.

Inside, tank crews sat strapped in, engines idling, ready for the ramps to drop.

ACVs and support vehicles rode alongside, their crews monitoring systems and preparing weapons.

At the same moment, the C17 Globe Masters reached their drop zones.

Green lights flashed inside the cavernous cargo bays.

Paratroopers stood, hooked up their static lines, and shuffled toward the open ramps.

When the signal came, they stepped out into the rushing night air.

Hundreds of parachutes blossomed open as the troopers descended rapidly toward the high ground behind the Iranian positions, forming into assault teams the moment their boots hit the dirt.

The moment the LCAC’s reached the surf zone, their giant front ramps slammed down onto the beach.

Abrams tanks roared forward, tracks churning sand as the heavy armor transitioned from sea to land and immediately pushed inland.

ACVs followed, discorgging Marine infantry who sprinted into covering positions.

The paratroopers who had jumped from the C17s linked up quickly, sharing realtime intelligence on enemy dispositions.

The fight for the key point erupted with savage intensity.

Iranian defenders opened up with machine guns, RPGs, and mortar fire from prepared positions dug into the rocky hills.

Abrams tanks elevated their 120 mm smooth bobbor guns and began pounding bunkers and fortified trenches.

The powerful rounds slammed home, sending clouds of dust, rock, and fire into the air.

Marine infantry advanced under the cover of tank fire, clearing trenches with grenades and precise bursts from M27 rifles.

Paratroopers struck from the rear, flanking enemy positions and cutting off retreat routes.

The battle turned chaotic as Iranian forces counterattacked with everything they had left.

Anti-tank missiles streaking toward the Abrams, small arms fire raking the advancing Marines, and artillery shells crashing nearby.

Marines and attached soldiers pushed forward relentlessly, using ACVs for mobile cover and calling in mortar fire from attached tubes.

Casualties were taken on both sides, but the American momentum never faltered.

Wounded were treated on the move by combat lifesavers applying tourniquets and pressure dressings while the assault continued.

As resistance stiffened around the final ridgeel line, ground forces relayed precise target coordinates.

Naval ships offshore responded instantly, launching missiles that streaked in and detonated with devastating accuracy on enemy command posts and artillery positions.

Overhead, F-35B Lightning 2 jets from the USS America provided closeair support, dropping precisiong guided munitions on hardened sites the ground troops could not reach.

The combined arms assault proved overwhelming.

Tanks provided direct fire support.

Infantry cleared building by building and trench by trench.

Paratroopers secured the high ground and air and naval strikes shattered remaining strong points.

Slowly but surely, Iranian defenses crumbled.

The last major positions fell after a final surge of coordinated fire and maneuver.

American forces raised the flag over the captured promontory, the key point that now controlled critical observation and fire over the Straight of Hormuz.

With the objective secured, the Marines and attached infantry consolidated their positions, established defensive perimeters and began evacuating wounded while resupply arrived via follow and elks and helicopters.

Isolated pockets of fighting continued in the surrounding hills, but the vital high ground was firmly in US hands.

The capture of this key point immediately eased pressure on the strait.

Coalition monitors reported the first groups of oil tankers preparing to resume cautious transit through the reopened lanes escorted by Allied warships.

The narrow waters, long dominated by Iranian threats, began to see renewed commercial