"Adapting Tactics: US Navy's Response to Houthi Threats at Sea"

The US Navy's Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group has shifted its tactics in combating Houthi threats in Yemen, focusing on preemptive action to eliminate Houthi drones and missiles before they can be launched into international shipping lanes. This shift began in mid-January and has seen the US destroy a significant amount of Houthi weaponry. The Navy's new approach involves using intelligence to identify threats in Yemen before they are launched and conducting self-defense strikes to protect American warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The US military's preemptive actions are in response to the Houthis' changing tactics and will continue as long as the rebels pose a threat to key international shipping lanes off the coast of Yemen.