Aircraft carriers are no longer safe from ballistic missiles and drones, following historical attacks by the Yemeni military on these carriers in the Red Sea, the commander of the USS Eisenhower, Christopher “Chowdah” Hill, has revealed.
In an interview with Ward Carroll on YouTube, Hill stated that while they were aware that the era of safety for aircraft carriers has ended, he asserted that the carriers are designed to withstand such strikes.
Regarding the intensity of Yemeni attacks while the carrier was stationed in the Red Sea to protect the Israeli entity, Hill explained that they had to reorganize crew schedules due to continuous fatigue and nighttime alerts.
Hill confirmed that the increasing pressure has affected crew morale amidst ongoing operations in the Red Sea.
Last week, The Aviationist military site reported that the USS Eisenhower faced a barrage of drone and attack boat attacks, as well as cruise missiles, causing severe crew exhaustion due to the unexpected and repeated Yemeni assaults.
The site noted that missiles were depleted from the carrier’s destroyers due to the high volume of attacks, forcing them to resupply from nearby stations. The German frigate Hessen also faced a similar fate, depleting its arsenal in attempts to intercept Yemeni operations.
The Yemeni Armed Forces pursued the USS Eisenhower in the Red Sea, targeting it with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones on four occasions, forcing it to retreat.
On May 31, 2024, the Yemeni military announced its first joint operation targeting the USS Eisenhower in the Red Sea with a precise strike from both ballistic and cruise missiles.
Less than 24 hours later, on June 1, the Yemeni Naval and Rocketry Forces, along with the Air Force, targeted the Eisenhower again in the northern Red Sea.
