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DDG Carney Returns To Home After Deployment Countering Houthi And Iran

DDG Carney Returns To Home After Deployment Countering Houthi And Iran
USS Carney prepares to moor pierside during a homecoming event on May 19, 2024 at Naval Station Mayport after a deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sophie A. Pinkham)

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…

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