US destroys Houthi anti-ship missiles 'prepared to launch' on US ships
US Central Command said it determined the missiles presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region.
US Central Command said it determined the missiles presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region.
A video taken at sea shows the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft having a replenishment operation carried out.
Footage released on social media shows F/A-18s taking off into the night sky from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower.
However, Washington says it will re-evaluate the designation if the Houthis cease their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The US Navy's most technologically advanced carrier has been testing its electromagnetic aircraft launch system in a very innovative way.
The carrier operated in areas that fall under both the US European Command and US Africa Command.
The exercise staged out of Nellis Air Force Base involves advanced aerial combat drills, to prepare the aircrew for demanding missions.
US forces intercepted the munitions on board a small ship in the Arabian Gulf, but contact was lost with two operators during the operation.
Madison Marsh is a second lieutenant in the USAF and flies the F-16D Fighting Falcon.
Houthi militants had fired an anti-ship cruise missile from Yemen towards the USS Laboon, but it was destroyed off the Yemeni coast.
US Marine Corps Brigadier General Farrell J Sullivan visited Royal Marines at King's Squad and gave out the top student award.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps praised the professionalism of the Armed Forces for their work in striking back against Houthi rebels.
The Foreign Secretary said Britain was determined to stop the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels.
The against rebel facilities were carried out by the US Armed Forces who have vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea.
The US launched its attacks from both surface vessels and a submarine, while RAF Typhoons dropped laser-guided bombs.
RAF Typhoon jets carried out a number of targeted strikes against Houthi militiamen in Yemen.