larry johnson speaks of the navy and their challenges when attacking iran which everyone assures us is imminent; 

 

I have posted three of my recent podcasts at the end of this article, but if you only have time to watch one ignore me and focus on the fourth video… It is Danny Davis interviewing the retired Royal Navy Commodore, Steve Jeremy. Jeremy describes in precise detail the problems and challenges the US Navy will face if it is parked near Iran’s southern border when Donald Trump gives the order to attack Iran. Regarding my podcasts, you may want to checkout my conversation with the esteemed Sergei Karaganov.

So let’s look at the three guided-missile destroyers that are accompanying the USS Abraham Lincoln. Reliable open-source reports from USNI News, The War Zone, Zona Militar, and other defense outlets (dated January 26–29, 2026) consistently identify the following Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers as the primary escorts accompanying the carrier:

• USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) — Often noted as the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) commander for the group.
• USS Spruance (DDG-111)
• USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)

These three destroyers form the core surface escort force, providing air defense, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and strike capabilities (via Tomahawk missiles and other weapons in their Mk 41 VLS cells).

Typical air defense missile loadout (examples from recent analyses and deployments):.........more..........