Jon Gambrell

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said.

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Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraq-claimed attack targets Eilat

June 26, 2024 at 11:18 a.m.

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted the...

U.S. officials ordered the Norfolk-based USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America's response to the Houthi attacks, to return home after a twice-extended tour that's lasted nearly nine months.

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After nearly 9 months away, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower will return to Norfolk

June 22, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.

U.S. officials ordered the Norfolk-based USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America's response to the Houthi attacks, to return home after a twice-extended tour that's lasted nearly nine...

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, its strike group and about 7,000 sailors have been protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea from months of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Norfolk-based Eisenhower and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

June 19, 2024 at 8:34 a.m.

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft...

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

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Norfolk-based USS Eisenhower counters false Houthi claims with ‘Taco Tuesdays’ as deployment stretches on

June 17, 2024 at 8:17 a.m.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The U.S.-led campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II.

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U.S. Navy faces most intense combat since WWII against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

June 14, 2024 at 7:15 a.m.

The U.S.-led campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II.

While carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders told journalists that there are several costs likely to push those ticket prices ever higher.

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Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn

June 3, 2024 at 7:25 a.m.

While carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders told journalists that there are several costs likely to push those ticket prices ever higher.

Mourners have begun the days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. For Iran’s Shiite theocracy, mass demonstrations have been crucial since millions thronged the streets of Tehran to welcome Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. Whether President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others draw large crowds remains in question. That's particularly so because Raisi died in a helicopter crash, won his office in the lowest-turnout election in the country’s history and presided over crackdowns on all dissent. Prosecutors have warned people against celebrating his death, and a heavy security force presence has been seen on the streets of Tehran since the crash.

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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 21, 2024 at 10:28 p.m.

Mourners have begun the days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. For Iran’s Shiite theocracy, mass demonstrations have been...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog. That leaves the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly named a little-known vice president as caretaker Monday. The supreme leader has the final say in the Shiite theocracy. He insisted the government was in control, but the deaths mark yet another blow to a country beset by pressures both at home and abroad. Iran has offered no cause for the crash nor suggested sabotage brought down the helicopter. It fell in mountainous terrain in a sudden, intense fog.

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Iran’s president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May 20, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog. That leaves the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as...

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time.

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Trucks are rolling across a new U.S. pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in.

May 17, 2024 at 1:32 p.m.

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time.

Army ships began deploying March 9 less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea.

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Ships deployed from Hampton Roads are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It’s going to cost at least $320 million.

April 30, 2024 at 1:45 p.m.

Army ships began deploying March 9 less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea.

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