October 25, 2026, Strait Of Hormuz: Strait of Hormuz. 25 October, 2026. U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command (left), and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division (right), observe commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, October 25, 2026 over the Strait of Hormuz.