| | “Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the [[United Kingdom]], [[Bahrain]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Seychelles]] and [[Spain]] to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity,” said [[Lloyd Austin]] on that day.<ref>Megan Eckstein, Andrew Chuter and Rudy Ruitenberg, [https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/12/19/us-unveils-international-force-to-defend-red-sea-heres-what-we-know/ US unveils international force to defend Red Sea. Here’s what we know]. ''Defense News'', Dec 19, 2023.</ref> | | “Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the [[United Kingdom]], [[Bahrain]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Seychelles]] and [[Spain]] to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity,” said [[Lloyd Austin]] on that day.<ref>Megan Eckstein, Andrew Chuter and Rudy Ruitenberg, [https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/12/19/us-unveils-international-force-to-defend-red-sea-heres-what-we-know/ US unveils international force to defend Red Sea. Here’s what we know]. ''Defense News'', Dec 19, 2023.</ref> |