Maybe you should looked up what the Coast Guard does besides protecting our coast. And this is not the first time buddy.
Should they? Its under the U.S. Navy control, wouldn't want to call in the rest of the fleet?
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier carrying about 45 Super hornet and several EA-18G is deployed in the Arabian gulf along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun, USS Boxer LHD 4.. etc. US Patrol vessels regularly patrolling international water in the Gulf under the command of the US fifth fleet stationed in Bahrain, US CENTCOM in Qatar. The US F-22s are ready for take off at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE and Al-Udeid air base is filled with bombers and fighter jets pick and choose maintained by the US. The Royal navy, France are also camping over there.
■ Aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), carrying Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), with:
■ Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) Valions, with ten F/A-18C Hornets
■ Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31) Tomcatters with 12 F/A-18E Super Hornets
■ Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) Golden Warriors, with 10 F/A-18C Hornets
■ Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213) Black Lions, with 12 F/A-18F Super Hornets
■ Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) Garudas, with five EA-6B Prowlers
■ Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) Bear Aces, with four E-2C Hawkeyes
■ Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 (HSC-9) Tridents, with eight MH-60S Seahawk helicopters
■ Helicopter Marine Strike Squadron 70 (HSM-70) Spartans, with four MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
An additional six MH-60Rs are operating from destroyers and cruisers in the region.
■ Cruiser Philippine Sea (CG 58)
■ Destroyers Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), O’Kane (DDG 77) and Roosevelt (DDG 80).
■ Amphibious assault ship Bataan (LHD 5), amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and amphibious landing dock Gunston Hall (LSD 44)
Maybe Submarines too, never know.
What does Iran operate on the other hand? outdated soviet junks.
Are you sure you want to call in the rest of the fleet?