US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II
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Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said the US Navy had committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Have there been any real naval battles since WWII? In Korea and Vietnam, didn’t the Navy mostly just fire missiles from offshore and act as as a platform for launching planes and transporting troops and cargo?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Wasn’t that between the UK and Argentina?

        Edit: Oh, I see, I wasn’t clear. I meant U.S. naval battles. My fault.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I guess the admiral is expecting that whoever he’s making this point to that he wants to believe it doesn’t know any relatively recent U.S. history.

        Sadly, he’s probably right.