US pilots describe Yemen confrontations in Red Sea 'completely unbelievable' Story from Uji A. ILIYASU  US Navy fighter pilots have described as “traumatizing” their encounters with Yemeni Armed Forces launching daring strikes on Israeli-owned and -bound shipping line in the Red Sea in retaliation for the Israel’s war in Gaza. The fighter pilots came home in Virginia on Friday after nine months of maritime clashes with the Yemeni military and their missile and drone strikes, in what CBS News referred to as “the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced...