US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II

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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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US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'

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A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.
A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.

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US sailors on a frontline destroyer in the Red Sea sometimes have just seconds to open fire on enemy missiles

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The USS Gravely's CIWS.
The USS Gravely's CIWS.

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Inside a deployed US Navy carrier strike group's tactical shift to kill Houthi missiles and drones before they ever take flight

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Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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

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A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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A US admiral says he's confident the US Navy's strike groups can counter China's 'carrier killer' missiles

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A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

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US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea on Oct. 19.

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Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off

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a fighter aircraft takes off on the flight deck of a military carrier
An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet takes off on the flight deck of USS Eisenhower.

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A retired admiral says the US needs to start building boats fast because China's going to outpace the US Navy in no time

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Soldiers line up on the deck in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province.
"You don't have to be a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician to realize the number of Chinese ships is going to continue to outpace us," said retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis.

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Attacks by Iran's militia allies are placing the Biden administration in a bind

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A Houthi fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle during a Jan. 22 rally against the US-led military responses to the rebel groups' repeated attacks on international shipping.
A Houthi fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle during a Jan. 22 rally against the US-led military responses to the rebel groups' repeated attacks on international shipping.

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