The U.S. Navy's 'Ike' Aircraft Carrier Is Back in the Red Sea
After more than four decades of operations, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the second-oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the world that is still in service.
It may have looked like the U.S. Navy was calling it quits in the Red Sea just weeks ago. Houthi rebels in Yemen might have thought they drove off the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) when it transited the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea.
However, after being rearmed and resupplied, the supercarrier is back in the Red Sea, joined by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107). The vessels will take part in a maritime security mission that is expected to last for a while. Crews were able to get some downtime and take in the sights during a brief port visit to Crete.