US Navy aircraft carrier going head-to-head with the Houthis has its planes in the air 'constantly,' strike group commander says

• Planes from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower have been heavily involved in combating Houthi threats.
• The warship has planes in the sky "constantly," the carrier strike group's commander said.
• Keeping aircraft ready for missions is a substantial effort with a lot of moving parts.

ABOARD USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA — It's loud, hot, and busy on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier with heavily armed fighter jets taking off and landing around the clock.