On May 4, 2026, U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches and Navy MH-60 Seahawks destroyed six Iranian fast attack boats during Day One of Project Freedom, while USS Truxtun and USS Mason completed their full Strait of Hormuz transit under a barrage of Iranian missiles, drones, and boat attacks — all intercepted, zero U.S. damage. This is a complete breakdown of the operation, the hardware that made it possible, the strategic chess game behind it, and what the next 72 hours could look like.