MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 25 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - This morning (Gaza time), four U.S. Army vessels supporting the maritime humanitarian aid mission in Gaza were affected by heavy sea states. The vessels broke free from their moorings and two vessels are now anchored on the beach near the pier. The third and fourth vessels are beached on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon. Efforts to recover the vessels are under way with assista  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 24 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At approximately 8:10 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 23, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged one Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) in an Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled area of Yemen. It was determined the LACM presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation a  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SANTA RITA, Guam - Capt. Rob Kistner took command of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam from Capt. Nick Simmons in a change of command ceremony at Victor Pier in Apra Harbor, Guam, on May 23, 2024. Rear Adm. Michael Day, U.S. Coast Guard 14th District commander, presided over the ceremony. Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, Capt. Simmons is a 2002 U.S.  more