“Operation Epic Fury,” as the Pentagon coined it, had a little help from Maine.
To wit, U.S. Navy photos posted online show the Bath-built USS Spruance firing a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of cashing out Khamenei.
“U.S. and partner forces began striking targets at 1:15 a.m. ET February 28 to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus, prioritizing locations that posed an imminent threat,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “Targets included Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields.
“The President ordered bold action, and our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, guardians, and Coast Guardsmen are answering the call,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM.”
Bath Iron Works launched the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Spruance on June 6, 2010 after it was christened by Ellen Spruance Holscher.
Holscher is the granddaughter of the ship’s namesake, Adm. Raymond Spruance (1886–1969), who commanded American naval forces at the Battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea.
Spruance was later ambassador to the Philippines.
The ship in his name was the first Navy destroyer to be fitted with the Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System.
The system provides an internet signal for video and data services, undoubtedly similar to something Khamenei must have had in his bedroom before the shipbuilders of Bath, Maine helped put a dent in his style.
Bath Iron Works’ $1 Billion Destroyer Helped Ruin Iranian Monster Khamenei’s Breakfast
By Ted Cohen
