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☆ A US Navy aircraft carrier is rearmed and back in the Red Sea amid a Houthi missile crisis with no end in sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two US Navy warships on the front lines of the Houthi battle are back in the Red Sea. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gravely made a recent port visit in Greece. AdvertisementThe US Navy aircraft carrier that spent months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea is rearmed and back in the waterway after a short break. AdvertisementThe Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares to port in Souda Bay, Greece on April 28. While there may be no immediate end in sight to the Red Sea conflict, US officials have routinely stressed that American forces will continue to engage the Houthis.

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☆ The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US naval forces in the Middle East have been involved in shooting down malign threats for months. The cost of munition expenditure during this time is approaching $1 billion, the Navy secretary said. AdvertisementThe US Navy has fired nearly $1 billion in missiles to counter threats from Iran and its proxy forces over the past six months, the sea service's top civilian official revealed on Tuesday. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to the Houthis in the Red Sea. The Pentagon's Red Sea operations, however, have raised questions about sustainability, as the Houthis show no sign of letting up their attacks.

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☆ The key to a long life? ‘Undereating’ and ice baths, says 88-year-old Gary Player, still spritely at 88th Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s “so far, so good” for Player, who played his last Masters in 2009 after a record 52 appearances at Augusta National. Player was renowned for his endurance across a five-decade career that reaped 165 tournament wins and nine major championships. “You do things in life for other people, and you try to have fun, and like Gary said, you’ve got to laugh.”Watson, Player and Nicklaus (left to right) drew huge crowds. “If you’re here, you are so blessed, and you should kiss the ground every day,” Player told Masters reporters on the range. “He’s a man who believed in freedom, and what he did for this great country, you can’t describe it.

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☆ US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Navy secretary acknowledged on Wednesday the effectiveness of these systems in the Red Sea. AdvertisementDecisions made decades ago are now defining the Red Sea naval battle unfolding between American forces and the Houthis, the US Navy's top civilian official said on Wednesday, highlighting the long reach of defense decision-making. AdvertisementA view of the USS Gravely destroyer in the southern Red Sea on Feb. 13. AdvertisementThe USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in the Red Sea on Feb. 23. US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

Persons: —, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Del Toro, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ike, Carney, MCS2 Aaron Lau, Sabrina Singh Organizations: US Navy, Service, Red, Navy, AP, Aegis, Missile, Nimitz, US, Hornet, Hornets, AIM, Marines, Pentagon Locations: Red, Iran, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, Aden

☆ NATO helicopters are shooting down and eliminating enemy drones in a rarer kind of Red Sea battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Houthi attack drones have mostly been intercepted by US and allied warships in the Red Sea. Air-to-air combat has been much less common, but last month, a French helicopter shot down a drone. One recent interception, however, was credited to a French helicopter crew, which blasted a Houthi attack drone out of the sky in air-to-air combat. AdvertisementPilots are 'well-trained'And the US hasn't been the only naval force to destroy Houthi threats in the Red Sea with embarked helicopters. A Germany Navy Sea Lynx helicopter flies over the corvette Oldenburg in the Baltic Sea on June 05, 2023 near Rostock, Germany.

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☆ Republicans' latest play for Trump's legacy: Renaming DC's Dulles International Airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSeven House Republicans have proposed renaming an international airport just outside the nation's capital after former President Donald Trump. Guy Reschenthaler, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced a bill late last week to rename Washington Dulles International Airport, which was named after former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Related stories"As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing 'Welcome to Trump International Airport' as they land on American soil," Reschenthaler told Fox News. Republicans in Congress and at the state level have repeatedly attempted efforts to buttress Trump's legacy. The other major airport in the DC area, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, was renamed after Reagan in 1998.

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☆ US Navy warships can defeat exploding naval drones today, but these deadly systems are evolving
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Ukraine has found success at sea by using naval drones packed with explosive to batter Russia. AdvertisementIn two conflicts separated by more than 1,000 miles, US friends and foes alike have turned to a deadly weapon to defeat their enemy's warships: small naval drones packed with explosives. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to Houthi activity in the Red Sea on Feb. 23. In other words, there are ways that warships can protect against, evade, and ultimately defeat naval drones. Naval drones can potentially carry a large payload, and if they manage to get through undetected and hit a ship, "there could be significant damage."

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☆ Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s family dissents after award in her name is given to Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The family of the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants her name pulled off an award after the foundation in charge of doling it out named SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch among this year’s recipients. In addition to Musk and Murdoch, lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, actor Sylvester Stallone and financier Michael Milken are also recipients of the award. The Ginsburg award “celebrates leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary accomplishments in their chosen fields,” according to an announcement by the foundation on Wednesday. “Justice Ginsburg fought not only for women but for everyone,” said Julie Opperman, chair of the foundation, in a statement accompanying the announcement this week. Barbra Streisand receives The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award on July 1, 2023 in Malibu, California.

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The last presidential rematch came in 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic opponent he had four years prior. Grover Cleveland, meanwhile, was the nation's 22nd and 24th president, winning elections in 1884 and 1892. Here's how it stacks up in history:Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesWhen was the last rematch of a presidential race? Republican President William McKinley topped Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1896 and then again in 1900. A Democratic anti-corruption crusader and governor of New York, Cleveland narrowly won the presidential election of 1884.

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☆ Crew members killed for first time in Houthi attack on commercial ship in Red Sea, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in at least two fatalities among the crew members, two US officials told CNN, marking the first time that the Iran-backed militant group has killed anyone as part of their ongoing attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea. The attack struck the M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, the officials said. The ship has since been abandoned and coalition warships are now in the area assessing the situation, the officials said. The strike marks a significant escalation of the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, which began in October in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. The passage links the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, allowing ships to cut thousands of miles off shipping routes instead of sailing around Africa.

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☆ France's Rafale fighter jet is so popular its manufacturer can't keep up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

France's Dassault Aviation may not be able to meet demand for its Rafale fighter jet. AdvertisementFrance's Rafale fighter has become so popular that the manufacturer may not be able to meet demand, according to a British think tank. Advertisement"The French aircraft maker aimed to produce 15 Rafales last year but only completed 13," IISS said. AdvertisementA French Dassault Rafale M fighter jet launches from the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle during interoperability exercises with the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, March 3, 2020. This helps explain why the Rafale has become popular with India and several Middle Eastern nations.

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☆ German warship accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A German warship accidentally tried to shoot down a US military combat drone this week. The frigate Hessen targeted the MQ-9 Reaper as it was on a mission around the Red Sea, a US official said. AdvertisementA German warship accidentally targeted an American combat drone that was operating around the Red Sea earlier this week, but a malfunction spared the US from losing another Reaper drone. A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month. Screengrab/US Central Command via XMeanwhile, with this week's engagements — which saw Germany shoot down the two Houthi drones — Berlin joins the US, UK, and France in eliminating deadly threats launched by the rebels.

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☆ US expected to reduce forces near to Middle East by removing Marine rapid response force from Mediterranean Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Marine rapid response force is expected to leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the coming weeks and return to the United States, according to two defense officials, in a significant reduction of US forces in the region. The Marine rapid response force first deployed in July and was sent to the region in October. It had previously been extended to remain in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, as CNN reported. The US has maintained an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea since shortly after the October 7 attacks in Israel. The Ford carrier strike group, which had been extended several times, left the eastern Mediterranean Sea in early-January, replaced by the Bataan amphibious ready group and the Marine rapid response force.

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☆ How the GOP’s rightward shift on immigration helps explain Trump’s primary success
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Amid widespread discontent over President Joe Biden’s management of the border, the overall electorate is moving rightward on immigration too, polls show. For now, there’s no question that hardening GOP attitudes on immigration have been critical to Trump’s strong performance through the early primaries. Then, 56% of GOP primary voters said undocumented immigrants should be offered legal status; in last month’s primary, 55% said they should be deported. Immigration ranked as the most important issue for most GOP primary voters in South Carolina, and finished close behind the economy in both Iowa and New Hampshire. McLaughlin said Trump’s dominance among the GOP primary voters most concerned about immigration encapsulates a broader reason for his early success: widespread satisfaction among Republicans about his record in office.

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☆ U.S. and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets launched from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which is currently in the Red Sea, officials said. President Joe Biden and other senior leaders have repeatedly warned that the U.S. won't tolerate the Houthi attacks against commercial shipping. During normal operations, about 400 commercial vessels transit the southern Red Sea at any given time. The Rubymar, a British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo vessel, was attacked while sailing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Associated Press, relying on satellite images from Planet Labs PBC of the stricken vessel, reported Tuesday that the vessel was leaking oil in the Red Sea.

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☆ I catapulted off the deck of a US aircraft carrier in a largely windowless prop plane the Navy's been flying since the 1960s. It was jarring and intense.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Catapulting off an aircraft carrier is a sharp, jarring experience even more intense than the landing, and I recently experienced this firsthand in a US Navy C-2 Greyhound. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderThere were a couple of very small windows on the aging Greyhound, but they were behind me, mostly out of sight. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderAside from facing the wrong way, taking off from Bahrain felt a lot like any other commercial flight I've ever been on. AdvertisementMy first look at the flight deck after landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderSuddenly, we shot up at a force that felt far greater than the catapult launch, gaining a lot of altitude in a quick spurt.

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☆ The chaotic history of how we elect presidential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It is worth remembering that there are no constitutional provisions regarding presidential primaries and very few details about the election of the president itself. AdvertisementWhat were early presidential elections like? In the wake of the violence, Democrats launched a massive overhaul of their presidential primary process. According to some officials who worked on the commission, their changes had the unintended effect of popularizing state presidential primary elections. In short, party officials’ hands are initially tied, even if they want to cast the deciding votes.

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☆ Why the captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier fighting in the Red Sea is always posting about things like Taco Tuesday and cookies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the flagship of the strike group handling the US Navy response to the Houthis. AdvertisementThe Wi-Fi aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower isn't exactly the best, but for Capt. AdvertisementThe efforts to keep morale up come as the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group confronts a variety of threats, including some no one has ever faced in combat before, in a kinetic weapons-engagement environment. Captaining a flagship carrier in this situation is no easy task, but Hill has a lot of Navy experience to lean on. Among other things, he has served as the executive and commanding officer of an airborne command & control squadron, a TOPGUN instructor, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier George H.W.

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☆ See the hectic flight deck operations aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, where warplane pilots and crews are 'on alerts all the time'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

AdvertisementFlight operations aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower are chaotic to watch, with sailors and aircraft constantly in motion. That flurry of activity though allows the warship to put a tremendous amount of combat power in the air, including heavily armed jets that are ready to strike at a moment's notice. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ US warship crews are learning from battles with anti-ship ballistic missiles, threats no one's ever faced in combat until now, Navy commanders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewUS Navy warships off the coast of Yemen have been battling Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles, a dangerous weapon that no military has ever faced in combat until very recently. The Marshall Islands-flagged, Bermuda-owned M/V Marlin Luanda after it was hit with an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden last month. Over the past two months, US warships operating in the region have shot down a handful of anti-ship ballistic missiles — most recently in early February. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, called attention to the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles but has not specifically identified which missiles have been used in any of the attacks. Screengrab via US NavyExperts say the Houthis' anti-ship ballistic missiles don't quite stack up against China's arsenal, which is much more sophisticated, particularly in terms of guidance technology, and is increasingly expanding.

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☆ US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewUS Navy warships off the coast of Yemen have been battling Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles, a dangerous weapon that no military has ever faced in combat until very recently. The Marshall Islands-flagged, Bermuda-owned M/V Marlin Luanda after it was hit with an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden last month. Over the past two months, US warships operating in the region have shot down a handful of anti-ship ballistic missiles — most recently in early February. Advertisement"Now that we're out here, this is what we've trained to do," he said in an interview with Business Insider. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, called attention to the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles but has not specifically identified which missiles have been used in any of the attacks.

☆ US sailors on a front-line destroyer in the Red Sea sometimes have just seconds to open fire on enemy missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US Navy ships have spent months shooting down Houthi missiles and drones off the coast of Yemen. This simulated scenario that Business Insider observed firsthand offers a glimpse into what sailors aboard the American warship USS Gravely have been facing. AdvertisementSailors work in the combat information center on the USS Gravely. AdvertisementThe combat information center aboard the USS Gravely. AdvertisementThe guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea Jan. 12, 2024.

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☆ Sea drones are being used to smash Russia's navy, and now they're being used to attack a US aircraft carrier too
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Multiple sea drones have been launched at the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the last weeks. The use of cheap sea drones has been pioneered, to considerable success, by Ukraine. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7's fly-off. AdvertisementUS forces have encountered Houthi sea drones amid commercial shipping on at least three occasions, specialist outlet the Maritime Executive reported. The emergent technology of sea drones has been largely pioneered — with considerable success — by Ukraine against Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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The rebels have said they will continue firing on commercial and military vessels transiting the region until Israel ceases its military operations inside Gaza. The Eisenhower has been on patrol here since Nov. 4, and its accompanying ships have been on location for even longer, since October. The carriers’ F/A-18 fighter jets are also frequently launched to take out missile sites they detect before munitions are fired. “That’s one of the most scary scenarios, to have a bomb-laden, unmanned surface vessel that can go in pretty fast speeds. That pace has meant the ships have spent four months at a constant combat pace with no days off with a port call.

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☆ Inside a deployed US Navy carrier strike group's tactical shift to kill Houthi missiles and drones before they ever take flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US Navy spent months shooting down Houthi drones and missiles in the air. Business Insider visited US Navy warships in the Red Sea this week and learned more about this tactical shift. AdvertisementThe US Navy spent months tirelessly shooting down Houthi threats in the air, but it never struck the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen directly. The shift in tactics toward an emphasis on preemptive action began in mid-January and has seen the US destroy a large amount of Houthi drones and missiles, including anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles. Beyond taking out airborne drones, the Navy is using intelligence to identify them in Yemen before they are launched and strike them there.

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