Navy commander who oversaw carrier strike group in Red Sea says US command rejected suggestions to hit the Houthis harder over concerns about Iran

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A shooter signals the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the
An F/A-18F Super Hornet takes flight from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea.

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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 locked in a Red Sea battle has fired over 500 munitions fighting the Houthis

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 12.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 12.

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A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals

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Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard
Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard in the Gulf of Tadjoura.

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A US Navy aircraft carrier is rearmed and back in the Red Sea amid a Houthi missile crisis with no end in sight

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle participate in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.

I catapulted off the deck of a US aircraft carrier in a largely windowless prop plane the Navy's been flying since the 1960s. It was jarring and intense.

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US Navy personnel perform inspections on our COD flight in Bahrain.
US Navy personnel perform inspections on our COD flight in Bahrain.

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See the hectic flight deck of a US warship fighting Houthis in the Red Sea

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Constant jet launches, high tech, and tight quarters are part of daily life for US Navy members as they battle Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

See the hectic flight deck operations aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, where warplane pilots and crews are 'on alerts all the time'

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A fighter jet prepares for takeoff on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A fighter jet prepares for takeoff on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Sea drones are being used to smash Russia's navy, and now they're being used to threaten a US carrier strike group too

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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on November 26.
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 26.

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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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