US Navy Lacks Capacity to Reopen Strait of Hormuz by Escorting Ships sputnikglobe.com/20260521/us-n… WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States Navy lacks the capacity to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by providing escort services to ships through the contested waterway, US Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said on Thursday. #news #press