John Kirby: Sailors in Hormuz Are Focused on ‘Mission Accomplishment’ Despite Uncertainty

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KIRBY: “Those sailors on those ships, they’re focused on doing their job. Lawrence. I served on a ship. As we transited through the strait. We were in the tanker wars, escorting oil tankers in and out of the strait when Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan sent us over there in 1988. And I can tell you that my mind was focused solely on the job at hand, getting through, getting those ships safely in, getting them safely out, making sure our ship and our crew were safe and secure as well. And that’s where these guys, that’s where these young men and women, that’s where their heads are, is really on mission mission accomplishment. That said, it does get exhausting when you’re at a high footing and then you’re called off again. Then you’re on a high footing and you’re called off again, and you’re at sea for many, many months at a time. That takes a”