The Navy destroyer Mason has been shooting down attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since November. The troops seized, searched and then piloted the vessel on a 17-hour, 530 nautical mile trip. Is Vice Adm. Doug Perry the fittest admiral of all? The Navy relieved then-Command Senior Chief Grisel Marrero from her post with the Manchester’s gold crew in September. The warship Carney returned home Sunday from a long and historic deployment fending off Houthi rebel attacks in the Middle East. Chief Hospital Corpsman Daniel D. McCracken died during a non-combat related incident on May 6. The destroyer passed through the waterway between mainland China and Taiwan on Wednesday, less than two weeks before Taiwan's new president takes office. The Navy relieved Cmdr. Cameron Dennis in February, just a few months after he assumed command of the Japan-based warship. The cargo ship 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a fire in its engine room Thursday, forcing it to return to Florida, the Navy said. The George Washington is also poised to return to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier later this year. Load More