The Dec. 22 missile attack from the USS Gettysburg is the first friendly fire incident in decades. The crew members of the F/A-18 ejected safely before the missile struck.

The U.S. Navy’s surface fleet has fired nearly 400 individual munitions while battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea over the past 15 months. The remarks by McLane and other Navy brass offered fresh insight into what sailors are facing in the Red Sea,

The Yemeni Houthi group said Wednesday it launched an attack targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and accompanying warships in the northern Red Sea. In a televised statement, military spokesman Yahya Saree said the attack involved several cruise missiles and drones, saying the attack successfully hit its targets.

The total cost of the anti-aircraft missiles fired by the US Navy during Operation Prosperity Guardian certainly exceeded a billion dollars. Meanwhile, the achieved effect is not particularly impressive,

The total cost of the anti-aircraft missiles fired by the U.S. Navy during Operation Prosperity Guardian has surely exceeded a billion dollars. However, the results are not impressive since the threat to maritime transport still lingers.

As the Biden administration nears its final days, military and government officials are starting to speak more openly about the scope of the fighting that has occurred against Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.