Two Navy sailors are missing at sea off the coast of Somalia, U.S. Central Command said via a statement Friday. Search and rescue operations are currently ongoing, according to the statements. Additional details, including the ship the sailors were on or their names, have not yet been released. The sailors were forward-deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet, according to the statement. The U.S. has been operating more ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden over the last two months following a steady steam of attacks from Houthi forces in Yemen starting on Oct. 17. Here’s the complete Central
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