![]() “In a macro sense, this region literally and figuratively fuels the world,” Cooper said. ![]() The Houthis have attacked ships, seized vessels, and launched explosive-laden drone boats and mines into the waters of the Red Sea, which runs from Egypt’s Suez Canal in the north, down through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the south that separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. A truce around the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan appears for now to be still be holding. Years of inconclusive fighting has pushed the Arab world’s poorest nation to the brink of famine. A Saudi-led coalition entered the war on the side of Yemen’s exiled government in March 2015. The Houthis seized Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in September 2014. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, who oversees the Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet, declined four times to directly name the Iran-backed Houthis in his remarks to journalists announcing the task force. USS Fort Lauderdale will be homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.The United States Navy said Wednesday it will begin a new task force with allied countries to patrol the Red Sea after a series of attacks attributed to Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a waterway that is essential to global trade. These ships support amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions and serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibious operations. LPDs are used to transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies by embarked Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) or conventional landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) augmented by helicopters or vertical take-off and landing aircraft (MV 22). The ceremony marks the official transition of the USS Fort Lauderdale into the fleet and caps a weeklong series of events celebrating the ship and its namesake city.Īmphibious transport dock ships are warships that embark, transport and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare mission For we are equipped with America’s unstoppable secret weapon that our enemies will never be able to duplicate and that is the fierce, dedicated and unstoppable, men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps!” “And those that may wish to challenge us – they should pause. James Quaresimo, the ship’s commanding officer. "Finally, if there is one thing that history has shown us from the days of antiquity it is that the stakes of the competition for control of the seas are high and for our part, USS Fort Lauderdale stands ready to deliver on any day, and at any time," said Capt. “I am honored to be the sponsor for this incredible ship.”īuilt by the Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Fort Lauderdale was launched Maand christened Aug. The Navy certainly picked a special place when naming the USS Fort Lauderdale,” she said. “The Navy names ships for people, places, and ideas that are special. Berger gave the first order to “man our ship and bring her to life.” I will always stand by our service members and veterans, and honor those who continue to serve.” "As Chair of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, my support for our military is unwavering. It’s another chapter to the momentous history, friendship, and respect that the city has with the U.S. “It is such an honor to be involved in the commissioning of the USS Ft. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida's 23rd District. Eric Smith Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantlis and principal speaker, U.S. Guest speakers for the event also included President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Kari Wilkinson Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen.
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