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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

US Navy

An F/A-18 Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on July 5, 2024, in the South China Sea. The Roosevelt is replacing the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Navy's campaign against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. (Seaman Aaron Haro Gonzalez/US Navy, via AP)
May 7, 2025, 6:52 pm
Another $60 million US fighter jet goes overboard from carrier in Red Sea
Super Hornet falls off during botched landing on USS Harry S. Truman, forcing two pilots to eject, marking latest in series of costly naval accidents in region
By AP and ToI Staff
This grab from footage shared by the US Central Command on March 15, 2025, shows a US F/A-18 Super Hornet attack fighter jet taking off from the US Navy's USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, reportedly amidst operations launched against Houthis in Yemen. (DVIDS / AFP)
March 22, 2025, 9:16 am
US beefs up warship presence in Mideast, will have 2 aircraft carriers in region
Amid operations against Houthis and in apparent message of deterrence to Iran, USS Harry S. Truman will remain in Red Sea and USS Carl Vinson will head to region
By AP
A general view shows damage at the al-Habashi Iron Factory that was targeted in US airstrikes a day earlier in the Bajel District of al-Hodeida governorate in western Yemen on March 18, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
March 19, 2025, 1:06 pm
US pounds Houthi stronghold as group claims 4th attack on aircraft carrier group
Houthi media says targets include Saada province, said to be a stronghold for the Iran-backed organization; group says it launched missiles, drones at USS Harry S. Truman fleet
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This image taken from video provided by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2025. (US Navy via AP)
March 17, 2025, 6:12 am
Houthis claim 2 attacks on USS Truman; US strikes said to target seized Israel-linked ship
After series of American strikes said to kill 53, Yemeni rebels vow to ‘confront escalation with escalation’; Israel is on high alert for missile attacks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, February 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
February 13, 2025, 9:16 pm
US Navy aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Egypt, none injured
5,000-crewmember, nuclear-powered USS Harry Truman, one of US military’s 11 carriers, stable following rare collision with Besiktas-M near Port Said on Wednesday night, says Navy
By Reuters
A US fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
December 23, 2024, 5:41 am
Two US pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident
CENTCOM says ‘full investigation’ underway after missile cruiser USS Gettysburg ‘mistakenly fired on and hit F/A-18’ fighter jet
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative - an undated photo of a US warship as it crosses the Gulf of Aden. (Kristopher Wilson/US Navy/Wikimedia Commons/File)
December 16, 2024, 12:51 pm
IDF says it downed drone from Yemen, as Houthis attack ships in Gulf of Aden
UAV intercepted over Mediterranean before reaching Israel; US official says Houthis shot missile, drones at 3 commercial ships being escorted by US Navy; none hurt in attacks
By ToI Staff
This handout photo from the US Navy shows the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn sailing alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on September 11, 2024, at an undisclosed location at sea in the Middle East. (US Navy via AP)
October 4, 2024, 5:47 am
US augments military presence in Mideast with more fighter jets, other aircraft
Latest deployments, including the hard-to-detect F-22 warplanes, bring the number of American troops in the region to as many as 43,000
By AP and ToI Staff
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks during a rally against the US and Israel in Sanaa, Yemen, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 1, 2024, 9:54 pm
Houthi drone slams into ship, missile hits another in Red Sea attacks
Cordelia Moon hit on way to Suez Canal; bulk carrier Minoan Courage targeted with missile
By AP
Illustrative — A display stands in front of the headstone of Robert L. Cotton, who served in the US Navy, in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Sunday, May 29, 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
July 1, 2024, 1:16 pm
US Defense Dept. lab finds pattern of brain damage in Navy SEALs who died by suicide
Veterans experienced debilitating cognitive issues and mood swings around age 40; damage linked to repeated blast exposure from own weapons
By ToI Staff
The USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
June 17, 2024, 4:48 pm
Not sunk: US aircraft carrier fights false Houthi claims with memes and muffins
Capt. ‘Chowdah’ Hill hosts Taco Tuesdays and posts images of sailors eating cookies, boosting morale as the Red Sea deployment stretches on and proving the USS Eisenhower is intact
By Jon Gambrell
An HSC-7 helicopter lands on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the Red Sea, on June 12, 2024 (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
June 14, 2024, 2:58 pm
US Navy faces ‘most sustained combat’ since WWII against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
Commander says ‘pretty high confidence’ Iran providing Houthis with intelligence and financial support; all signs suggest warfare will intensify
By Jon Gambrell
A maritime pier being built by the US military off the coast of the Gaza Strip, in an image released on April 29, 2024. (CENTCOM)
May 3, 2024, 6:48 pm
US defense secretary: No signs Hamas plans to attack our troops building Gaza pier
Lloyd Austin says measures being put in place for safety of US personnel, as ‘this is a combat zone and a number of things can happen’
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
April 9, 2024, 4:46 pm
LA court rules ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ didn’t infringe Israeli writer’s copyright
Lawyer for Ehud Yonay’s widow and son will appeal district judge’s decision in case accusing Paramount Pictures of pilfering from 1983 piece on US Navy fighter pilot school
By Jonathan Stempel
US Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, prepare to departs Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
March 24, 2024, 11:30 pm
US ships head to Gaza for massive aid pier project — but enclave can’t afford to wait
The complex operation off the Strip’s coast is set to start running in May; for now, Israel is facing intensifying pressure to greatly increase food delivery to civilians
By Tal Schneider
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