100209-N-4774B-016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a refueling-at-sea. Carl Vinson is taking part in Southern Seas 2010 as part of a scheduled homeport shift from Norfolk to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)
100209-N-4774B-016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a refueling-at-sea. Carl Vinson is taking part in Southern Seas 2010 as part of a scheduled homeport shift from Norfolk to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)
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USS Laboon Shoots Down Houthi Drone in Self-Defense

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United States Central Command has confirmed that the USS Laboon, an Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer, has shot down a Houthi drone in self-defense while defending several merchant vessels in the Red Sea. The announcement reads below:

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