
The USS Carney (DDG-64) returned to its home port for Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on May 19 following a deployment over seven months that included significant action in the Red Sea and Middle East intercepting Houthi weapons based in Yemen. DDG-64 was independently deployed as an air defense unit for striking group forces in the eastern Mediterranean and Red Seas during part of its 235 days of deployment. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti noted the Carney conducted…