9-month Red Sea carrier battle, US confronts fatigue and future combat power.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier has been battling Houthi attacks in the Red Sea for almost 9 months, marking the most intense continuous sea battle since WWII. As the crew and strike group reach their ninth month, fatigue is setting in, raising questions about what comes next for US military and defense leaders. They are now wrestling with how to replicate the carrier's combat power if the ship returns home to Norfolk, Virginia.
June 19, 2024
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