More signs of imminent war v. Iran. That's the Straight of Hormuz in the photo. A very narrow lane and the Persian Gulf is far from a huge area. With two carrier groups in the gulf, it could get very congested.
"In both, the main fighting is counterinsurgency, largely the task of light infantry like the Marines and the Army’s 10th Mountain or 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. CentCom, as it is known, has always been run by a four-star general from the Army or Marines.
So why name a sailor — Adm. William J. Fallon — as CentCom’s new commander, as President Bush did earlier this month?
One word: Iran.