Tag: U.S. Navy
Navy commander says officers wanted strong strikes against Houthis; superiors refused
A military leader who served on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in conflicts against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen stated that high command rejected requests for heavier attacks against the terrorists.
“There are definite strategies that...
Movement of US naval ships in Middle East has ‘gotten into the headspace of...
The movement of U.S. Navy assets to support the Jewish state and defend it, if necessary, from an attack from Tehran has gotten into Iran’s head, Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said...
US Navy destroyer downs suicide drones, missile in Red Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down several suicide drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired towards it by Houthis in Yemen, AP reported on Wednesday.
The attack apparently targeted the “USS Carney,” an...
Next steps in the Red Sea: Offense, not just defense
Recent events in the transit lanes of the Red Sea have underscored the need for international action to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping traffic. Attacks on commercial ships by the Iranian proxy...
Israeli Navy takes part in world’s largest naval exercise in Red Sea, Gulf of...
The Israeli Navy took part in the world’s largest naval exercise, involving 60 international navies, concluding the operation on Thursday, announced the Israel Defense Forces.
In a statement, the IDF said the exercise was led...
During historic Bahrain visit, Gantz pledges to pursue ‘operational cooperation’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet on Thursday morning after arriving in Bahrain on a surprise visit the day before. He was accompanied by the commander of the Fifth...
Head of US Naval Forces under Central Command wraps up Israel visit
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday that Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Naval Forces under Central Command, the Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, completed his most recent visit to...
Judge gives Jewish sailor temporary pass from US Navy order to shave beard
A federal judge temporarily postponed on Thursday an order by the U.S. Navy to have a Jewish sailor shave his beard, reported Military.com.
Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 3rd Class Edmund Di Liscia, a Torah-observant Jew aboard the...
Bahrain says it foiled Iranian attack earlier this year
Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Sunday that it had foiled a “terrorist attack” by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier this year.
“We want to make clear that this case goes back to early 2020,...
US warship seizes Iranian missiles in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy captured illegal Iranian-made weapons earlier this week, including 150 anti-tank missiles on a traditional sailing vessel in the Arabian Sea, announced U.S. Central Command on Thursday.
The weapons seized on Sunday included...