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An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in the eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell that the US Navy has committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.

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  • The Red Sea conflict is one of the largest battle the US Navy has ever fought.
  • "I think you'd have to go back to World War II," Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes.
  • The Navy has fired about 100 surface-to-air missiles and sent about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.

A US Navy admiral says the conflict against the Houthis in the Red Sea is one of the largest naval battles the US has fought in decades.

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US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest bat…