On Friday, Houthi terrorists fired an anti-ship ballistic missile toward a U.S. destroyer, which was shot down by the U.S. ship.
“On Jan. 26, at approximately 1:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Gulf of Aden. The missile was successfully shot down by USS Carney. There were no injuries or damage reported,” U.S. Central Command reported.
Houthis fire anti-ship ballistic missile toward USS Carney (DDG 64)
On Jan. 26, at approximately 1:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Carney… pic.twitter.com/GcVqk48CeR
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 26, 2024
The USS Carney has been heavily involved in dealing with Houthi missiles fired toward ships in the Red Sea.
In early January, Carney commanding officer Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson and sailors serving aboard the USS Carney were honored for shooting down Houthi drones and missiles in October and December. Carney commanding officer Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal; the sailors aboard received the Combat Action Ribbon.
On Dec. 16, the Carney shot down 14 Houthi-launched unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea. On November 29, in the South Red Sea, the USS Carney (DDG 64) shot down an Iranian-produced KAS-04 unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
“Although its intentions are not known, the UAV was heading toward the warship,” U.S. Central Command reported. “At the time of the shoot down, the USS Carney was escorting the USNS SUPPLY (Oiler) and another U.S. flagged and crewed ship carrying military equipment to the region. There were no injuries to U.S. personnel and no damage to U.S. vessels.”
“On Oct. 19, 2023, the Carney crew executed critical air and missile defense duties in the Red Sea, ensuring that the Combined Forces Air Component Commander could effectively deter regional actors from horizontally escalating the crisis in the Levant. The team defended the ship and their Shipmates from a complex air attack, manifested in the form of multiple hostile air threats traversing the Red Sea, spanning a three-hour interception engagement,” a Navy spokesperson stated.
On January 13, the USS Carney (DDG-64) launched a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile against a Houthi radar site.
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“Since mid-November, the Houthis have launched at least 34 attacks on international shipping lanes,” Voice of America reported on Wednesday, adding, “There have been more than 150 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria since the October 7 Hamas terror attack against Israel, injuring at least 83 Americans, a U.S. defense official told VOA.”