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CENTCOM: Iranian Drone Made Unsafe Pass by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carney Downs Houthi Missile
USNI News ^ | November 29, 2023 6:26 PM | Heather Mongilio

Posted on 12/01/2023 10:19:44 AM PST by wardamneagle

An Iranian drone flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in an unsafe manner, Central Command said in a Wednesday statement.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was conducting routine flight operations in the Central Arabian Gulf Tuesday when it spotted a drone later identified as Iranian. At one point, the drone got within 1,500 yards of Dwight D. Eisenhower, according to a Central Command release.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran
KEYWORDS: attacks; houthis; iran; usnavy
This is the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has sailed in the Persian Gulf since USS Nimitz (CVN-68) operated there in late 2020, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker.
1 posted on 12/01/2023 10:19:44 AM PST by wardamneagle
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To: wardamneagle

Stop talking and down them. Quit being pussies!


2 posted on 12/01/2023 10:21:30 AM PST by fuente (Liberty resides in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box--Fredrick Douglas)
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To: wardamneagle

Not shooting it down shows great weakness.


3 posted on 12/01/2023 10:22:10 AM PST by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: wardamneagle

Did they let if fly by the carrier or did they not initially catch it?

Either way, just more proof showing the worlds tyrants that we are nothing more than a paper tiger.


4 posted on 12/01/2023 10:22:19 AM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: wardamneagle

So they didn’t shoot down the drone? This is like the Chinese spy balloons all over again


5 posted on 12/01/2023 10:24:16 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: wardamneagle

Admiral and Captain fired yet? Walk the plank!


6 posted on 12/01/2023 10:25:16 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: Levy78

Not shooting it down shows great weakness.“

Sure does. Should have shot it on the first alert. Woke children running the military.


7 posted on 12/01/2023 10:25:46 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: wardamneagle

Houthis need to be stomped-on

Seems every day they’re deliberately trying to attack American targets, but there’s never any retaliation?

what the ??


8 posted on 12/01/2023 10:27:07 AM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - keeping Europe free of Russian invaders for 74 years - you're welcome!)
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To: wardamneagle

At 1500 yards, it was well with the range of Phalanx.


9 posted on 12/01/2023 10:32:23 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: canuck_conservative

It’s the O-Biden affect. Working with the enemies that want to destroy us.


10 posted on 12/01/2023 10:32:58 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Levy78

But harsh warlike stuff will be talked about on The View if the US responds to Iranian, Chinese or Hamas taunts./S


11 posted on 12/01/2023 10:34:16 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging.It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: wardamneagle

Would be better to keep them out of there. Why? Burning millions. Risking instability. Bring them effing home.


12 posted on 12/01/2023 10:42:32 AM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: wardamneagle

Time to face reality. The era of naval surface combatants in this modern technological era of stealth and pin point guidance is over. Armored land vehicles are obsolete as well.


13 posted on 12/01/2023 10:54:27 AM PST by allendale
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To: wardamneagle
The Iranian drone took a picture of the Eisenhower crew while flying over the US ship.


14 posted on 12/01/2023 10:55:05 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: fuente
Don’t be such a gullible fool.

An Iranian drone flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in an unsafe manner, Central Command said in a Wednesday statement.

At one point, the drone got within 1,500 yards of Dwight D. Eisenhower, according to a Central Command release.

So which is it? Did it fly over the ship, or was it flying more than a mile away from it?

This took place in international waters. A U.S. aircraft carrier has no more right to be there than an Iranian drone.

15 posted on 12/01/2023 11:06:27 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: wardamneagle

unsafe, only in that it got that close...


16 posted on 12/01/2023 11:13:46 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: wardamneagle
from the article:

"The drone ignored multiple warnings"

LOL

17 posted on 12/01/2023 11:16:32 AM PST by algore
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To: wardamneagle

Hi.

Imho, Nantez and Bushir need to disappear.

5.56mm


18 posted on 12/01/2023 11:24:19 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: wardamneagle

Did the Eisenhower crew wave and then face Mecca?
Were the kneeling rugs broken out?

This navy is a joke...


19 posted on 12/01/2023 11:54:03 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: Alberta's Child

...the drone got within 1,500 yards of Dwight D. Eisenhower...or was it flying more than a mile away from it?

1500 yards=.85 miles


20 posted on 12/01/2023 3:16:22 PM PST by VMI70 (My Goal in Life is to be the Kind of Person My Dog Thinks I Am)
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