The crew of the USS Carney, a destroyer in the Navy deployed with the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, has received recognition for their outstanding work thwarting drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels supported by Iran. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper awarded five sailors combat medals for the ship’s effective intercept of 14 Houthi air drones on December 16 as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian.
Three sailors were given Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, while Carney’s...