[Source/Observer Network, Wang Shipin] After six months of fighting with the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, the US aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) withdrew from the Red Sea. During the conflict, the US military lost three F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters aboard the carrier.

According to the US Naval Institute website on May 19, the "Truman" is currently on a mission in the Mediterranean and will soon end its nearly eight-month deployment and return to its home port in Norfolk.

On May 18, the "Truman" entered the Mediterranean Sea USNI

The aircraft carrier "Truman" crossed the Suez Canal on May 18 and is now at the final stage of NATO's "Poseidon Son" exercise in the Mediterranean, after which it will return to Naval Station Norfolk on the east coast of the United States.

The aircraft carrier "Truman" departed its home port in late September, sailing to the North Sea to participate in NATO exercises, then heading to the eastern Mediterranean. Due to the operation against the Houthi armed forces, the Pentagon has recently extended the deployment time of the "Truman" multiple times.

In recent months, the "Truman" has been on a mission in the Red Sea and became the main force in the US conflict during the "Rough Rider Operation". This operation aimed to weaken the ability of the Houthi armed forces in Yemen to attack merchant ships and warships. However, earlier this month, Trump suspended this operation, causing dissatisfaction.

During this deployment, this Nimitz-class aircraft carrier lost three F/A-18E/F "Super Hornets" at sea. In December last year, during an accidental incident in the Red Sea, the cruiser Gettysburg (CG-64) shot down an aircraft from the carrier. Last month, during evasive maneuvers, an aircraft slid into the sea on the hangar deck. Earlier this month, an aircraft crashed into the sea after failing to land on the carrier. No personnel were injured in these three incidents.

During its engagement with the Houthis, this carrier also faced many challenges. In February, after colliding with a merchant ship near Port Said, Egypt, the carrier made an emergency stopover in Souda Bay, Crete, for repairs. Due to this collision, the carrier commander was dismissed, and the Navy appointed Colonel Christopher Hill as the commander during this deployment.

Currently, the Houthi armed forces continue to attack Israel. On the night of May 19, local time, Yehya Saria, a spokesperson for the Houthi armed forces, released a video statement stating that the Houthi forces decided to impose a "maritime blockade" on Haifa Port in Israel. The statement pointed out that this move was in response to Israel's continued escalation of military operations in the Gaza Strip, resulting in massive casualties, as well as the long-term blockade of Gaza, which caused a humanitarian crisis.

On the evening of May 13, Yehya Saria, a spokesperson for the Houthi armed forces, issued a statement saying that the Houthi forces had struck Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel with a hypersonic ballistic missile that day.

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