Trey Yingst tours US warships in Arabian Sea #foxnews #news #shorts #military #middleeast

A navy Seahawk helicopter departs the. USS George Washington, its shadow. dragging along the flight deck. >> Right now we're on our way to a guided. missile destroyer that is part of a. group of ships helping to protect the. USS George Washington. >> From the window of the chopper, the USS. Shoop comes into view. The destroyer is. one of four others with a clear mission, protect the mothership. >> My ship is in charge of uh coordinating. defense amongst the various other units, allocating defensive assets to advise.

that you know potentially a missile to. shoot something down or just aircraft to. go identify and monitor the the the. picture. >> On board are a variety of weapon systems. including a stockpile of Tomahawk. missiles. With just over 300 sailors on. board, the USS Shoop can only handle a. few incoming helicopters each day, unlike the dozens of jets aboard the. grandiose GW. But don't let the vessel's. size fool you. When Iran attacks, it's. often this smaller but mighty ship that. is first to engage.

>> The the crew is is ready and equipped to. respond as quickly as necessary. We've. been able to successfully provide. defense. for the strike group. We stand ready to continue to do so.