The Combined Task Force 153 or CTF 153: Red Sea Maritime Security is a
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
-led initiative established on 17 April 2022 to "focus on international maritime security and capacity building efforts in the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
,
Bab al-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: , , ) is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Name
The strait derives its name from the dangers attendin ...
and
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...
." Egypt is a partner with the US in this effort.
The task force operates within
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Operation Prosperity Guardian is a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Following the breakout of the ongoing Israel–Hama ...
. Following increased attacks
on international shipping vessels by
Houthi rebels in Yemen in beginning October 2023, the force has gained more news coverage. The Houthi movement is considered a
proxy of Iran. Analysts indicate that these attacks are part of escalating tension in the Middle East region since the beginning of the
2023 Israel–Hamas war
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The ongoing armed conflict between Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups and Israel military forces began on 7 October 2023, 50 years after the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Hamas's coordinated surprise offensive, codenamed "Al-Aqsa Fl ...
.
See also
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Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
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Military units and formations established in 2022
Naval task forces
War on terror
Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
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