December 19, 2023 | Generation Jihad

Operation Prosperity Guardian, the Houthis, and CDR Salamander

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal

December 19, 2023 Generation Jihad

Operation Prosperity Guardian, the Houthis, and CDR Salamander

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal

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Bill is joined by CDR Salamander to discuss the coalition announced today by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during his trip to the Middle East. The coalition — made up of the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain in partnership with the US — was formed with the objective of “ensuring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea” following the recent uptick in Houthi aggression and attacks in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden area.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command arrive to Naval Support Activity, Bahrain to participate in the Virtual Red Sea Security Summit, Dec 19, 2023. Austin convened the virtual ministerial with Ministers, Chiefs of Defense, and senior representatives from 43 countries, as well as the European Union and NATO, to discuss the increased threat to maritime security in the Red Sea. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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