Pentagon Extends Red Sea Deployment Amid Ongoing Houthi Attacks

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has extended the deployment of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group in the Red Sea for another month due to ongoing Houthi attacks. The decision underscores the importance of the carrier group's role in protecting commercial and military vessels in the region, which is a critical transit route for global trade. The extension means the sailors will not return home until mid-summer, continuing their operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.