Wednesday's Houthi attack on a Navy warship comes after a three-day lull in reported incidents in the Red Sea. The Air Force is planning to receive five EA-37B Compass Call electronic-warfare aircraft in 2025 as it moves forward with plans to retire its predecessor. Welcome back, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269. Fair winds and following seas to Richard C. "Dick" Higgins, a Pearl Harbor survivor who died this week. The Navy destroyed dozens of Houthi drones and missiles in February during a relentless month of engagements with the militant group. The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said. The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January. U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war. Dignified transfers have become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad. Load More