Missiles fired at USS Mason from Yemen
Fox News reports that Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Mason was attacked by Houthi rebels while the ship was in international water off the coast of Yemen. The missiles they used didn’t damage the ship;
Though the American warship wasn’t struck, the ship was definitely targeted, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. This dramatic escalation comes a week after the U.S. Navy sent warships to the area when a United Arab Emirates flagged auxiliary ship was destroyed off the coast of Yemen by the Houthis.
“We assess the missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen,” Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said.
From Military Times;
An American defense official said the Mason used onboard defensive measures after the first missile was fired, but it wasn’t clear if that caused the missile to splash harmlessly into the sea. The destroyer at the time of the missile fire was north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which serves as a gateway for oil tankers headed to Europe through the Suez Canal, the official said.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the incident that haven’t been made public.
Thanks to AW1Ed for the link.
Category: Navy
They should carpet bomb the entire area where the missiles were launched,for at least 24 hours, that should make the goat fuckers do a duck and cover?
ya, because we really want the other goat-fuckers to win, since they are the ones who attacked us. makes total sense.
These gutless wonders better get their licks in while they can, soon as Trump is elected he will KICK THEIR ALLAH LOVING BUTTS!
Live bait works best. But that works for both sides.
Anonymity? Issues haven’t been made public? What?
Oh, I get it: we have to wait until someone in the White House decides to wake up the Fool on the Hill and let him know something happened some place and he has to make a statement. Got it.
Geezis deep-fried peas and carrots, can anyone in Foggy Bottom get a working brain installed? The details on the Cuban missile business were right up there at a news conference on display boards, with JFK pointing at specific items, like missile bunkers and trucks carrying the damned things!
I guess not offending someone, some rancorous thugs, somewhere is more important than anything else, isn’t it? That was a rhetorical question. I’m waiting for another WH temper tantrum, another Cheltenham tragedy, and I haven’t even had breakfast yet.
I think we all know what Barry’s response to this will be.
Zero. Nada. Zip-Point-Shit.
I’m sure that B. Hussein 0bama will read some talking points from his teleprompter after his next round of golf.
My guess on what the MotUS (Motard of the US) will do?
Well, since Benghazi has been burned as a transfer point, I assume he’ll try to us Istanbul or, hell, maybe even set up a consulate in Aleppo, from which to transfer better anti-shipping missiles to our enemy.
you mean zero, aside from selling record amounts of arms to the Saudis so they can bomb a desert into ashes.
Get use to this folks. With Hillary in the WH I shudder to see what the military will look like in a few years.
Is that much rust on the ship normal? (I haven’t seen that many Navy ships)
That’s probably an old picture, but hull rust does occur.
It just depends on how long they’ve been at sea. All those rust spots in the picture are nigh on inaccessible while at sea. While they could hang some guys in bosun’s chairs over the side at sea, in this day and age of zero defect, the skipper would get canned for hazarding his Sailors in such a manner.
Thanks for the explan. Living on the coast I understand how rust/corrosion happens while you watch. I wouldn’t want to hang over the side chipping away either.
that is not the correct USS Mason….that is a WWII-class vessel…was scrapped decades ago…
Not sure what pic your looking at, but those pics posted here are indeed Arliegh Burk class DDGs.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=arliegh+burk+class+ddg&FORM=HDRSC2
A ship can start looking pretty rough on deployment. If it looked like this in homeport, Deck DIV O and the Bos’n would have their asses handed to them.
DDG51 class has an all steel deckhouse so you are going to have rust. It’s better than it used to be since the navy removed mild steel fittings and ventilation screens topside and replaced them with CRES items. Still, you got a lot of steel topside and steel is going to rust like a mofo in that environment. It might look ugly, but at least it doesn’t burn like aluminum does. We just had a recent example in the same waterway of why you don’t build warships out of aluminum. They burn. Dammit, LCS is aluminum. Better not send the little crappy ship near the Bab-al-mandab.
Sternly worded letter in 3, 2, 1…..
No James Taylor serenade?
We need to put the USS Missouri back in commission, and see what them boys would think of the sound of a few trucks flying over their heads was something they wanted to hear on a regular basis.
There is that stockpile of 15K rounds of 16 inch that needs to be disposed of.
Here you go:
https://youtu.be/-5ATYPrZnSQ
Two big rounds not only make a lot of noise when flying. They also make a big boom when they hit.
Let’s just call it ‘fire for effect’.
I remember being taught that the Minimum Safe Distance when calling in a 16″ round is two miles. I’m all for using Ordnance like that on those goat molesters, not just HE, hit ’em with some Willy Pete!!!
What on earth do you have against GOATS, API? Goats are very useful animals, as long as they have enough junk plants to chew on.
I’m sure the goats he’s talking about are the goats that are in the Arab family way, and therefore, biased to their belief system.
They are supporters of sharia law and man love Thursday. The next thing you know, they’ll be strapping on suicide halters and walking into crowded feed lots. We don’t need anymore of that in the word.
Love that old lady. Broke my heart to read that she can’t be recommissioned. Structural reasons I’m too stupid to understand, but the point was made: she’s retired for good now. Damn shame. They don’t make them like that anymore.
No, they sure don’t.
I long for a CiC who green-lights a policy of “If fired upon, return fire until the enemy ceases all movement, wait 23 minutes, and repeat for emphasis.”
Readin’ my mail!
Barry will respond in the same manner he did when our Sailors were captured in the SAG…a big old tub of jack shit. And possibly a gift of several hundred million dollars to Yemen for the inconvenience.
John Kerry is reported to have provided an apology to the rebels for the ship not being close enough for them to hit. He is currently coordinating to have the ship moved closer so the rebels can actually attack it successfully.
President Obama also released a statement saying, “well I drew a red line, but I guess they didn’t see it because it was in the Red Sea.”
Hillary can’t even implement a “no fly” zone on her face.
http://heatst.com/politics/fly-in-the-ointment/
I am quite glad I put down the mug of ice tea before I clicked on that.
Thank you, Lily!
Flies always discover and land on the filthiest shit they can find, don’t they?
The flies are confirming that she’s dead, she just hasn’t fallen over.
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DV has a picture of The Donald grabbing a pussy: pix of DJT shaking hands with Obumba.
I see another ‘around the world apology tour’ in oloser’s future. Better hurry, though, time is running out for him to kowtow.
Jhsv2CHOCTAW COUNTY IN the area.Good luck guys.Another aluminum boat.