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The military expended $200 million in ordnance in one day after Trump restarted operations. The USS Abraham Lincoln crew is showing extreme stress after nine months at sea as the U.S. claims total control of the Strait of Hormuz.
The military expended $200 million worth of ordnance in a single day after Trump restarted operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for nine months and the crew is reporting extreme stress levels. The administration claims total control of the strait, a major shipping chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of global oil trade.
A $200 million daily burn rate is extraordinary. For context, the entire annual military budget for many countries doesn't reach that in a day. Sustained operations at that cost level are only possible for short periods. The nine-month deployment and crew stress indicate this isn't a brief show-of-force—it's becoming an indefinite commitment. If the U.S. is truly maintaining "total control" of a global shipping lane, that's a massive operational and financial undertaking, and crew morale suggests the human cost is already visible.
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