Strikes against Houthi held territory in Yemen

5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS, RED SEA

10.13.2016

Photo by Cmdr. NAVCENT Public Affairs    

U.S. Navy           

161013-N-KL526-001
RED SEA (Oct. 13, 2016) The guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) launches a strike against three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast. Due to hostile acts, continuing and imminent threat of force, and multiple threats to vessels in the Bab-al Mandeb Strait, including U.S. naval vessels, Nitze struck the sites, which were used to attack U.S. ships operating in international waters, threatening freedom of navigation. Nitze is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.13.2016
• Date Posted: 10.13.2016 09:40
• Photo ID: 2916967
• VIRIN: 161013-N-KL526-001
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 134.14 KB
• Location: 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS, RED SEA