Carrier strike group commander who oversaw 'unprecedented' Red Sea battle says the US Navy needs to make sure it's ready for a drone fight

• The US Navy has drawn many lessons from its monthslong counter-Houthi mission.
• A former strike group commander who oversaw combat credited training for the warships' successes in battle.
• But he said future deployments would benefit from more drone training.

American warships have been battling dangerous and unprecedented threats in volatile Middle Eastern waters for months, and the experience has been a valuable lesson for the US Navy.

The threat posed to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels persists, showing no signs of letting up anytime soon. Thus, the US Navy's fight goes on.