The U.S. Navy is currently engaged in its most intense combat operations since World War II, facing off against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The conflict pits the Navy's mission to keep international waterways open against a group whose arsenal has grown from assault rifles and pickup trucks to drones, missiles, and other advanced weaponry. The U.S. Navy, which had prepared for decades to potentially fight global powers like the Soviet Union, Russia, and China, now finds itself in a prolonged sea battle with a shadowy rebel group based in Yemen. Cmdr. Eric Blomberg with the USS Laboon and the USS Eisenhower have been involved in these operations. This is described as the 'most sustained combat' since WWII, according to an AP story.
The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and China, on the world’s waterways. But instead of a global power, the Navy finds itself locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. https://t.co/rzTairKeIm
US Navy facing 'most sustained combat since WWII' in Red Sea https://t.co/m0K2ttItZX
AP: ⭕️The US Navy is locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. ⭕️The US-led campaign against the Houthis has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II. ⭕️Cmdr. Eric Blomberg with the USS Laboon: “I…
The combat pits the U.S. Navy’s mission to keep international waterways open against a group whose former arsenal of assault rifles and pickup trucks has grown into a seemingly inexhaustible supply of drones, missiles and other weaponry. https://t.co/Tr06T6dqUx
The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and China, on the world's waterways. But instead of a global power, the Navy finds itself locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. https://t.co/fXUTd6t5Gq
My @AP story after just getting back from the Eisenhower and the Laboon in the Red Sea: US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against #Yemen's #Iran-backed #Houthi rebels https://t.co/svsAwX9lp7