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USS Carney shoots down drone launched from Yemen
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Navy destroyer deemed the drone to be a threat and shot it down over water.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Ike carrier strike group enters Persian Gulf
It is the first carrier to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the Nimitz carrier strike group operated there in September 2020.
By Diana Stancy
Navy ‘tracks’ Iranian ships with unmanned systems in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command claims that Iran has attacked or seized approximately 20 vessels since 2021.
By Diana Stancy
Destroyer Ralph Johnson, Canadian navy ship transit Taiwan Strait
The U.S. routinely sails through the strait in what it calls “freedom of navigation” operations.
US sending more Navy ships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran
The deployment is the latest move to increase security in the region in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press