Coast Guard, Navy save mother, child, cat, tortoise stranded at seaThe U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy successfully rescued the passengers and pets of a sailboat adrift 925 miles off the Hawaii coast.By Riley Ceder10 days ago
USS Laboon concludes deployment in Middle EastThe destroyer was one of several that operated in the Middle East and took down a barrage of Iran-backed Houthi drones during its deployment.By Diana Stancy13 days ago
USS Wasp, Marines enter Mediterranean amid Israel-Hezbollah tensionsThe U.S. is positioning warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East.By Tara Copp3 months ago
The Navy’s ongoing carrier conundrumIke's latest extended deployment raises questions about whether the Navy's carriers can respond to all the global hot spots where they are required.By Diana Stancy3 months ago
Ike carrier heads home as Houthi attacks continue in the Red SeaThe San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt will take the Eisenhower's place after a scheduled exercise in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. officials said.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
A US carrier has repelled Houthi attacks for months. Will it hold up?The Pentagon is wrestling over when the Eisenhower and its strike group should return home. And if they do return — what can replace them?By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
Four lessons on sea denial from the Black and Red seasWinning and losing are fluid characterizations in combat, yet learning should be a constant, writes the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.By Gen. Christopher Mahoney3 months ago
Defense Innovation Unit seeks systems to counter Red Sea drone attacksThe program, dubbed Counter NEXT, aims to quickly test counter UAS prototypes and field them on naval vessels around the globe.By Courtney Albon3 months ago
Despite false Houthi claims, the Ike aircraft carrier fights onThe aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is battling not only Houthi attacks, but also bad gouge that the Iran-backed rebels sunk the ship.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
Navy faces most intense running sea battle since WWII with HouthisNearly every day, Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missiles, drones or some other type of attack in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
Navy helicopter evacuates mariner injured in Red Sea Houthi attackThe mariner was flown by a U.S. helicopter based on the USS Philippine Sea to another nearby ship for medical treatment.By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press3 months ago
After months taking on Houthis, Navy warship Mason leaves Middle EastThe Navy destroyer Mason has been shooting down attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since November.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 months ago