USS Nitze fired 3 Tomahawks at radar sites in Yemen

U.S. President Barak Obama has authorized the Pentagon to conduct strikes in Yemen and USS Nitze was ordered to fire three BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles at radar sites in Yemen on Oct. 13.

USS Nitze DDG94
By United States Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy L. Grisham [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Pentagon said in a statement that these radars were active during previous attacks and attempted attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen.