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- A US Navy fighter squadron that battled the Houthis scored a number of historic firsts during the fight.
- The squadron flew combat missions from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- Its pilots intercepted Houthi drones and also conducted strikes into Yemen.
A US Navy fighter squadron that was recently attached to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower scored several historic firsts while flying combat missions against the Houthis.
Strike Fighter Squadron 105, also known as VFA-105, was , the Truman, and additional warships.
“After an unprecedented deployment, the Sailors of VFA-105 look forward to returning to their loved ones, reconnecting, and enjoying some much deserved rest,” the strike group said in a July 14 statement.
“For nine months straight, the entire Gunslinger family, those deployed and those back home, banded together to fight evil and save innocent lives,” said Cmdr. Travis Amerine, the squadron’s commanding officer.
“I could not be more proud nor more humbled to have been a witness to them all,” he added.