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.
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.