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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What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle

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USS Constitution in the Boston Harbor in August 2019.
USS Constitution in the Boston Harbor in August 2019.

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Video shows the Houthis attack a merchant ship with a naval drone seemingly disguised as a slow fishing boat

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Yemeni fishermen move their boats along a sandy beach in the Khokha district of the western province of Hodeida, on Jan. 21, 2019.
Yemeni fishermen move their boats along a sandy beach in the Khokha district of the western province of Hodeida, on Jan. 21, 2019.

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US Navy faces 'most intense combat since World War II' against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, defense experts say

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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea on June 12.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea on June 12.

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US Navy warships are stuck in a Red Sea battle they can't fight forever

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea on June 7.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea on June 7.

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A US attack submarine and one of Russia's most formidable subs are in Cuba at the same time

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The USS Helena in Greece.
The USS Helena in Greece.

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The Houthis just scored their first drone boat hit on a Red Sea ship

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FILE - In this June 19, 2018 file photo, a boat that officials described as being a
In this June 19, 2018 file photo, a boat that officials described as being a "drone boat" once loaded with explosives by Shiite rebels in Yemen, is on display at a military installation in the United Arab Emirates.

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