The last time the service awarded a ship the Combat Action Ribbon was in 2016 when four Navy ships, also in the Red Sea, were forced to defend themselves from Houthi missiles off the coast of Yemen.

After a 10-day search off the coast of Somalia, the SEALs were presumed dead, the U.S. Central Command said. They went missing during an operation to seize weapons headed for the Houthis.

The two Navy SEALs who the US Navy declared dead after they went missing while conducting an operation on January 11 off the coast of Somalia have been identified as Navy Special Warfare Operation ...

Sailors with the USS Oscar Austin were awarded Combat Action Ribbons for providing air and missile defense during deployments to the Red Sea.

The Navy did not immediately offer details on who the sailors outside of Robertson were and was not able to immediately provide a citation for the Combat Action Ribbon award.