Topic: Uss Eisenhower

Houthi rebels claimed to have sunk the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, a claim the ship's captain, Christopher Hill, dismissed as "comical" via social media. Hill posted videos of "Taco Tuesday" and the ship's facility dog to maintain morale. The hosts discuss the high cost of maintaining a carrier strike group in a combat zone.

The U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iranian-linked weapon storage facilities in Syria following 40 attacks on U.S. troops. The Pentagon has deployed a second aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine to the region as a message of deterrence to Iran and its proxies.