by Dave Patterson | Feb 21, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Two missiles launched by Houthi terrorists on Feb. 18 engaged a British-registered, Belize-flagged cargo ship carrying a highly explosive agricultural fertilizer product, and one seriously damaged the vessel. The attack happened near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. When it...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 5, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Combat activity continued over the weekend in the Gulf Region. On the same day US forces led a multiplatform air strike against Iran proxies in Iraq and Syria, Iran-supplied Houthi rebels continued to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at merchant vessels...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 3, 2024 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Perhaps puffed up with a false sense of invulnerability after 23 attacks on commercial vessels, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attempted a Red Sea hijacking on Dec. 31. That proved fatal. The US Navy patrolling the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait made short work of...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 3, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
A Department of Defense press report announced a US Navy warship, along with commercial maritime vessels transiting the Red Sea, came under attack from Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Following numerous near misses with drones and missiles, on Sunday, December 3, the USS...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 1, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
If things weren’t complicated enough in the Middle East, the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist rebels in Yemen have effectively declared war on Israel. On Oct. 19, the USS Carney shot down 15 drones launched from Yemen while on station in the Red Sea. On Oct. 31, the...