U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare for a refueling mission aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility May 21, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Adriana Jordan-Alcaniz)
TAMPA, Fla. β U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7.
TAMPA, Fla. β U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port at 9 a.m. ET, May 6.
