The news never stops in the Middle East these days. Now a vital shipping lane in the Red Sea is constantly being targeted by attacks from the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, threatening not only global shipping, but humanitarian aid headed towards Gaza. Although the conflict is not catching headlines, attacks on shipping vessels that have nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza have continued and our Navy is engaged in a level of engagement that we have not seen for a long time against insurgent Houthi terrorists.