Navy has spent nearly $1B in Middle East, including against Houthi threat, secretary says

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Navy has spent nearly $1B in Middle East, including against Houthi threat, secretary says

U.S. naval forces have spent nearly $1 billion in the Middle East, including on efforts to fend off drone and missile attacks from the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said this week. Del Toro told lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that Navy sailors deployed…