{"id":76934,"date":"2025-03-27T20:30:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/03\/27\/second-aircraft-carrier-on-the-way-to-join-fight-against-houthis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:02:43","slug":"second-aircraft-carrier-on-the-way-to-join-fight-against-houthis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/03\/27\/second-aircraft-carrier-on-the-way-to-join-fight-against-houthis\/","title":{"rendered":"Second aircraft carrier on the way to join fight against Houthis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and its strike group dropped anchor in Guam<\/a> on March 24 for a scheduled port visit before joining the escalating U.S. campaign to combat the Houthi rebels in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, which includes seven vessels in total, will soon travel to the Red Sea and join the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman participated in high-profile airstrikes against the Houthis earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuam is strategically important to the region and ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific,\u201d said Carrier Strike Group Commander Rear Adm. Michael Wosje. \u201cOur port visit here is part of our routine presence in the 7th Fleet area of operations, and allows us to recharge and resupply to remain operationally ready for any mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has ratcheted up attacks against the Iran-backed militant group, which has hijacked commercial ships, launched missile and drone attacks against U.S. vessels \u2014 including the Harry S. Truman \u2014 and blocked international shipping routes in the area since November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\t