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In this Thursday Oct. 13 photo released by U.S. Navy, the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) launches a strike against coastal sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast. U.S.-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles destroyed three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea Coast early Thursday, officials said, a retaliatory action that followed two incidents this week in which missiles were fired at U.S. Navy ships. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Officials say US missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters into battlefronts in several Yemeni cities, in Sanaa, Yemen. The U.S. is weighing what military response it should take against Yemen-based Houthi rebels, who U.S. officials say launched two missiles at American warships in the Red Sea on Sunday, the Pentagon said Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Officials say US missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, a Chinese military band plays as the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold arrives in port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province. The visit of the U.S. Navy's USS Benfold to the northern Chinese port of Qingdao this week is the latest development in a long-term effort to build trust between the countries' militaries amid tensions and a rivalry for dominance in Asia. (AP Photo/Borg Wong, File)

USS Benfold, guided missile destroyer, visits China in latest effort to build trust

Associated Press

Illustration on the loss of fighting spirit in the U.S. armed forces by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Core naval command went overboard when Iran sailed up

By James A. Lyons

U.S. Navy FA-18 Hornets cram the flight deck of the USS George Washington during a joint military exercise with Japan in the Pacific Ocean near Japan's southernmost island of Okinawa on Nov. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Navy bans alcohol consumption, non-essential travel in Japan after drunken driving incident

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 23, 2016, file photo, an aerial view is seen from a military plane carrying international journalists of the Taiwan-controlled Taiping island, also known as Itu Aba, in the Spratly archipelago, roughly 1600 kms. (1000 miles) in the South China Sea of southern Taiwan. Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors who all lay claim to a string of isles, coral reefs and lagoons, rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai, File)

China’s imperialism on the South China Sea

By James A. Lyons

The Destruction of National Security Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES A. LYONS: Obama lessened U.S. military culture

By James A. Lyons

JAMES LYONS: The ‘old Iran’ is still at work

By James A. Lyons

Arrogant Iranian Actions Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES LYONS: Iranian arrogance

By James A. Lyons

In this Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, file photo released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman navigates the Gulf of Oman. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. M. Tolbert/ U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Iran says it flew drone over U.S. aircraft carrier

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Illustration on the truth behind the Iran capture of U.S. Navy boats off Farsi Island by Greg Groesch

JAMES LYONS: Navy’s Iran mishap boosts image of Obama diplomacy

By James Lyons

This picture released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, shows detained American Navy sailors in an undisclosed location in Iran. Iranian state television is reporting that all 10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran after entering its territorial waters have been released. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the sailors were released Wednesday after it was determined that their entry was not intentional. (Sepahnews via AP)

Iran: Capture of U.S. sailors a lesson to ‘troublemakers’ in Congress

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry learned of the incident shortly after noon as he and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter were meeting with their Filipino counterparts at the State Department. (Associated Press)

Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy boats, 10 sailors held by Iran but will be returned

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on President Obama, the tortured genius by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LEIF BABIN, JOCKO WILLINIK: President Obama does not own mistakes, adjust strategy

By Leif Babin and Jocko Willink

The USS Lassen is anchored in Yokosuka near Tokyo in this May 27, 2014 file photo. (Associated Press)

China warns U.S. Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

By Christopher Bodeen and Robert Burns - Associated Press

The U.S. Navy warship USS John McCain, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, is docked at the Subic Freeport to take part in the joint US-Philippines naval exercise called Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) at the former US naval base of Subic, about 70 miles west of Manila, Philippines Thursday, June 26, 2014. After more than a decade of helping fight al-Qaida-linked militants, the United States is disbanding an anti-terror contingent of hundreds of elite American troops in the southern Philippines where armed groups such as the Abu Sayyaf have largely been crippled, officials said Thursday. The move reflects shifting security strategies and focus in economically vibrant Asia, where new concerns such as multiple territorial conflicts involving China have alarmed Washington's allies entangled in the disputes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

EDITORIAL: Can new technology replace Naval war ships?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The USS Stark, its flag at half mast, limps toward Bahrain Tuesday, May 19, 1987, with a gaping and jagged hole in the hull below her bridge. Thirty-seven sailers were killed when a French-made Exocet missile exploded on the Stark after being fired at by an Iraq jet fighter Sunday night. (AP Photo/Zouhair Saade)

L. TODD WOOD: Could Iran destroy our Navy in the Persian Gulf?

By L. Todd Wood

Newly-landed U.S. Marines make their way through the sands of Red Beach at Da Nang, Vietnam on their way to reinforce the air base as South Vietnamese Rangers battled guerrillas about three miles south of the beach. (AP Photo/Peter Arnett, File)

JAMES LYONS: Denying Agent Orange benefits to Vietnam vets

By James A. Lyons

USS Theodore Roosevelt in Operation Inherent Resolve

USS Theodore Roosevelt in Operation Inherent Resolve

South China Sea Flyover Video

P-8A Poseidon flies over new islands in South China Sea