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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated February 22, 2012 shows two F/A-18 Super Hornets drop flares during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated April 20, 2019 shows the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - Aircraft seen on the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis which arrived at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea.

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - The U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (top) and the Seventh Fleet's flagship Blue Ridge (front) arrive at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea.

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - The U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis arrives at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea.

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(2)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - People protest a port call by the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (back) at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21.

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(1)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (C) enters Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21, guarded by patrol boats, ahead of making a port call. At left are boats carrying people protesting the visit.

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(1)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (C) enters Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21, guarded by patrol boats, ahead of making a port call. At left are boats carrying people protesting the visit. (Kyodo)

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(2)U.S. nuclear-powered flattop stops in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - People protest a port call by the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (back) at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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USS Stennis arrives in Busan to join military drill

Nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier USS John C. Stennis arrives in Busan port in Busan, South Korea, on March 13, 2016, to take part in the Key Resolve military exercise between the United States and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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USS Stennis arrives in Busan to join military drill

Nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier USS John C. Stennis arrives in Busan port in Busan, South Korea, on March 13, 2016, to take part in the Key Resolve military exercise between the United States and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - Aircraft seen on the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis which arrived at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - The U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis arrives at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis at Busan Port to join drills

BUSAN, South Korea - The U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (top) and the Seventh Fleet's flagship Blue Ridge (front) arrive at Busan Port on March 11 to join military drills with South Korea. (Kyodo)