The US Air Force and Navy have launched coordinated strikes against dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen, officially launching the largest US military campaign in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office.
Screenshot of video posted on CENTCOM's X account shows fighter jets taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on March 15 (local time)
President Trump announced on March 15 that the US had carried out “precise and powerful” strikes on targets such as military bases, radar networks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and air defense systems of the Houthis across Yemen. Most of these targets are believed to be deep underground and difficult to bombard.
At least one senior Houthi commander is also on the target list in the US military campaign in the Middle East, according to The Hill on March 16.
The initial strikes involved US Air Force fighter jets and armed UAVs launched from multiple bases in the region. The US Air Force also coordinated the action by deploying fighters from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the northern Red Sea.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) posted a video clip on its official website showing F/A-18 Hornet fighters taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on the afternoon of March 15 (local time).
The goal of the latest US military campaign in the Middle East is to pressure and neutralize the Houthi's ability to attack the Red Sea, reopening the maritime route that has been interrupted recently due to bombardment from the Houthi, the force that controls most of Yemen's territory.
USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier joins campaign in Yemen
The New York Times on March 15 quoted US officials as saying that the scale and extent of the campaign would depend on the Houthi response.
In the past, US intelligence agencies have had difficulty detecting and locating Houthi weapons systems. It is unclear whether intelligence had improved by the time the campaign began.
The Houthi offensive was carried out following a series of high-level meetings at the White House this week between President Trump and national security officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; National Security Adviser Michael Waltz; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; and Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, U.S. officials said.
The White House owner signed the plan into law on March 14.
Some U.S. national security aides want to ramp up the campaign to the point where it could eliminate Houthi control of parts of northern Yemen, but President Trump has yet to approve the strategy, according to The New York Times .
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