Destroyer captain says the US Navy's Red Sea fight is more intense than even the Tanker War in the 1980s

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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A US warship's Red Sea battle with the Houthis years ago helped the Navy ready for round two, its captain says

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US Navy destroyer USS Mason sailing on the open ocean.
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The US Navy ousted the commanding officer of USS Hershel Williams two months after the tanker-like sea base ran aground in Africa

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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams is seen during a port visit in Djibouti.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage

US Navy Super Hornets armed with SM-6s, a warship missile newly tested in combat, have been spotted in the Pacific

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F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation near aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during Rim of the Pacific Exercise in 2018.
F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation near aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during Rim of the Pacific Exercise in 2018.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released

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

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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Houthi bomb boats, including some not seen before, are threatening Red Sea ships while the US Navy's aircraft carriers are away

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Footage purporting to show a Houthi drone boat.
Footage purporting to show a Houthi drone boat.

Houthi Media Center/Screengrab via X

The Houthis are getting smarter with their Red Sea attacks, and the ships sailing these waters are paying the price

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Yemen's Houthi group released a video showing an explosive-laden drone boat target a commercial vessel earlier this month.
Yemen's Houthi group released a video showing an explosive-laden drone boat target a commercial vessel earlier this month.

Photo by Houthi Media Center via Getty Images

How the US Navy tried — and failed — to sink carrier USS America for weeks

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An aerial port view of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66).
The US Navy controversially blasted ex-aircraft carrier America in a 2005 exercise to examine its ability to sustain damage.

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The US Navy's turning to its third carrier strike group as its warships react to Middle East conflicts with no end in sight

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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Nov. 26, 2023 as part of a wider American deployment in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Nov.

A US Navy carrier strike group is headed home after months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea

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Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Group steam in formation with the Italian navy in the Red Sea on June 7.
Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Group steam in formation with the Italian Navy in the Red Sea.

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