Retired Navy Vice Admiral Rick Snyder says the sailors on the Mayport-based USS Mason spent months fending off drones and missiles sent toward Israel from Yemen.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Mayport-based Navy ship, the USS Mason, is still overseas fighting alongside Israel.
First Coast News‘ military expert Retired Vice Admiral Rick Snyder, who served as a commanding officer on a Naval ship and as a strategist at the Pentagon, weighed in on what the future may hold for those sailors in light of the recent Iranian attack on Israel.
“I’m sure the sailors are ready for this,” said Snyder. “It’s what they’ve trained for, and it’s what we’re there for. I’m sure there’s a little bit of worry, but also, a real focus on, this is our mission. It’s what we’re here for, it’s what we’re trained to do, and we’re going to get it done.”
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