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USS Mason (DDG-87) fires an SM-2 during a March 2016 exercise (Photo: US Navy) |
New details of a missile attack on the USS Masion guided missile destroyer have been revealed.
Three missiles were fired by the crew of the USS Mason (DDG-87) guided-missile destroyer in the Red Sea in order to defend it and the nearby USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) from an attack of two presumed cruise missiles, fired by the Iran-backed Houthi forces from the Yemini shore, on October 9, the USNI News informational website reported, citing two defense officials.