More than half of the individuals polled said they have a great deal of trust in the U.S. armed forces. The new rules come in the wake of the deaths of two sailors following the ship’s Nov. 22 arrival in Japan. Petty Officer 2nd Class Cuyler Burnett Condon and Seaman Dimitri Isacc Morales died in separate incidents following the ship's arrival. Nearly 200 Marines and 400 sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 conducted the drills off the coast of Camp Pendleton. The Navy's fierce and ongoing battle to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea began with the USS Carney a year ago, on Oct. 19, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt was diverted from the West Pacific to the Middle East this summer as war threatened to erupt between Iran and Israel. Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Jelani Hill, originally from Florida, suffered a medical emergency “unrelated to shipboard operations." The Oscar Austin, which got underway from Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, is the first of two new destroyers set to arrive in Rota. The Navy destroyers Bulkeley and Cole put in work Tuesday, playing a role in stopping Iran's ballistic missile attack on Israel, according to the Pentagon. Two American destroyers launched around a dozen interceptors to help defend Israel Tuesday, according to Defense Department officials. Load More