The destroyer departed from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for what the service called a scheduled deployment.
A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, CENTCOM said.
The USS John F. Kennedy was originally expected to be delivered in July of last year, but delays have pushed its slated arrival to March 2027.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East.
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