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April Red Sea recap: Fight against Houthis continues after lull
Compared to the months prior, the Navy reportedly engaged far fewer Houthi drones and missiles in April.
A Houthi missile got within a nautical mile of USS Gravely on Tuesday
Gravely used its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System, a cannon that can shoot 4,500 rounds a minute, to take out the Houthi missile.
USS Gravely shoots down two ballistic missiles in Gulf of Aden
The warship, along with fellow destroyers Carney, Laboon, Mason and Thomas Hudner, have shot down dozens of attack drones and missiles in the region.
By Diana Stancy
Two Navy SEALs missing after Thursday night mission off Somalian coast
The SEALs were on an interdiction mission at the time, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP
USS Mason shoots down another air drone in the Red Sea
Another day, another drone intercept in the Red Sea.
By Diana Stancy
US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
Kenya is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence.
USS Nitze seizes $20M in illicit drugs from vessel in Gulf of Aden
The destroyer's crew seized 2,200 kilograms of hashish and 330 kilograms of methamphetamine on a fishing vessel.
By Diana Stancy
Navy seizes $1 million in drugs, rescues mariners who set boat on fire
The Navy seized an estimated $1 million in drugs this past weekend from smugglers who set fire to their fishing vessel.
These two Navy ships helped save stranded mariners in the Gulf of Aden
The ships provided engineering support, food and water supplies for the mariners.
By Diana Stancy
Memory of 17 killed in Cole attack and heroics of survivors honored at 20th anniversary memorial
The Navy learned a few lessons from the attack, most notably that a ship’s crew needs to remain vigilant.
By Jared Morgan