A retired admiral said the dangerous mission of the USS Carney highlights Naval Station Mayport’s overall significance to America’s defense.

The USS Carney returned to Naval Station Mayport on Sunday morning after a dangerous and historic seven-month deployment in the Middle East.

More than 500 people went to Naval Station Mayport Sunday morning to welcome the heroes aboard the USS Carney who returned after a dangerous and historic seven-month deployment in the Middle East.

The USS Carney will return to Naval Station Mayport on Sunday morning after a dangerous and historic seven-month deployment to the Middle East.

The Mayport-based ship, USS Mason, successfully destroyed a missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen over the Red Sea Monday, according to the U.S. Central Command.

The USS Carney returned to the United States after a dangerous and historic seven-month deployment from Naval Station Mayport to the Middle East.

We’ve told you about the Jacksonville-based Navy ships, helicopters and crews involved in combat operations over the past year. And, as the US Navy continues to serve in the Red Sea, engaging with Iranian-backed Houthi missiles and drones, we wanted to take a closer look at the Jacksonville-based assets involved.

Local servicemembers are increasingly in the line of fire.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile.

Jacksonville-based sailors are now stepping up security in the Middle East to protect commercial shipping vessels threatened by Houthi rebels.

Shipping firm Maersk says it is preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing through the Red Sea.

Sailors aboard a Jacksonville-based warship are getting credited for fighting off rebel attacks on cargo ships in the Middle East.

The U.S. military says three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault.

The U.S. military says a U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen.

U.S. officials say a U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north.

U.S. forces in the Middle East are facing increasing threats.

The USS Carney arrived Sunday at Naval Station Mayport after spending five years abroad. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – The USS Carney arrived Sunday at Naval Station Mayport after spending five years abroad. The guided-missile destroyer was forward deployed to Rota, Spain, as part of Destroyer Squadron 60. Now, the USS Roosevelt is in Rota and the USS Carney is back at Mayport. “This is a huge accomplishment for Carney nation to return back to Mayport,” said U.S. Navy Cmdr. As for the USS Carney, after a two-week journey from Spain, the ship will transition into a maintenance phase pier side at Mayport.