According to a statement from the Pentagon, the Iran-backed Houthis deployed a mix of at least eight drones, five ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles aimed at the USSStockdale ...
The destroyers USSStockdale and USS Spruance came under fire as they were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic maritime choke point between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
and USSStockdale (DDG-106), which engaged all the projectiles, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Tuesday. U.S. Central Command has not yet issued a statement.