PACOM Commander Opposed Navy Deployments to Hormuz, SDOB Leak Reveals

⚓ NAVY STRAIN — Paparo's dissent is in writing; the carrier group isn't coming back. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The SDOB leak surfaces a tension Washington avoided naming. Paparo needs that carrier for China deterrence; CENTCOM has it for Hormuz. Vessels committed through September minimum means Pacific posture thins as Beijing watches. Internal combatant command dissent signals the deployment is held by political inertia, not strategic logic.