US Navy

As US carrier heads home, a look back at the Houthi campaign - analysis

When the Truman was operating against the Houthis, it “conducted 670 strikes and intercepted around 160 enemy drones and missiles during the five months it spent in the Red Sea.”

 Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, in this handout picture released February 1, 2025.
 Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, in this handout picture released February 1, 2025.

US Navy sinks $60 million jet in Red Sea while avoiding Houthi attack

 Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, attends a joint news conference with Gen Nakatani, Japan's defense minister, not photographed, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, March 30, 2025

US Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism ahead of Hegseth visit

 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s DEI initiative results in the removal of Holocaust Remembrance articles.

Display honoring Jewish women graduates of naval academy removed ahead of Hegseth visit


Houthis mark 'Steadfastness Day' with claims of strikes on Tel Aviv, US air carrier

The US military has not reported any clashes or skirmishes with Houthi terrorists. No attempted attacks have been reported in Israel.

 HOUTHI MILITARY spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a statement in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

No active shooter found at Naval Air Station in Pensacola after gunfire reports

Photos and videos from the scene depict a significant law enforcement presence responding to the incident.

 NAS Pensacola Police

Houthis fire missiles at American fighter jet, drone over Yemen

Yemen's Houthis launch marks significant escalation, though both aircrafts escaped unharmed.

 A missile is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in the south of Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 19, 2024

US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition

The United States military currently has 11 aircraft carriers, and any damage requiring one of them to be sidelined could strain the Navy.

 THE ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’ steams alongside replenishment vessel ‘USNS Laramie’ in a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean, during a deployment to defend US, allied, and partner interests, in October, last year. The US Navy has historically been a pillar of American power, the writer points out

‘Dancing mouse’ US WWII warship found years after being sunken by Imperial Japanese Navy

The ship was sunk in 1942 after a fire battle between US forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

View of the bow looking east at Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck.

Yemen's Houthis display new 'submarine weapon': Is it just a recycled US naval drone?

The Iran-aligned group claimed to develop the weapon themselves. However, Arab media later reported it to be an American unmanned naval vehicle captured by the Houthis.

 New recruits loyal to Yemen's Houthis march in a military parade marking the anniversary of the Houthis' 2014 takeover of the capital Sanaa, in Sanaa on September 21, 2024.

US shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East

The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group has now departed the Middle East and is headed to the Asia-Pacific region.

 The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford steams alongside USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) during a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, as a scheduled deployment in the US Naval Forces Europe area of operations, deployed by US Sixth Fleet to defend US, allied, and partners in

Reclaiming maritime dominance: The urgent need for a bold US naval strategy - opinion

As the US deploys naval assets to counter threats in the Middle East, a broader strategic challenge remains: restoring American naval dominance.

 THE ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’ steams alongside replenishment vessel ‘USNS Laramie’ in a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean, during a deployment to defend US, allied, and partner interests, in October, last year. The US Navy has historically been a pillar of American power, the writer points out

Looking into Biden's weak policies in the Middle East post-Oct. 7 - opinion

‘Weakness,' Winston Churchill once wrote, 'is not treason, though it may be equally disastrous.'

 VIDEO SCREENSHOT shows Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ takeover of the ‘Galaxy Leader’ cargo ship in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, Nov. 20, 2023. The Israeli-linked ‘Galaxy Leader’ had 52 people on board.

Aggression by the Iran-backed Houthis continues unabated - analysis

The Houthi attacks are continuing, and severe damage is being inflicted on global trade, with no end in sight.

 SAILORS FROM the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group assist distressed mariners rescued on June 15 from the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier M/V Tutor that was attacked by Houthis, in the Red Sea.

Ashdod gathers to watch US army vessel stuck on beach

The vessel was likely swept away by strong winds in the area, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

 Local authorities attempt to free a beached US vessel in Ashdod that was en route to the Gaza Strip, May 25, 2024.