The U.S. Department of Defense stated during a press conference this afternoon, that Saturday night over 30 Houthi targets in Western Yemen were struck during the initial wave of strikes in the ongoing campaign against the Houthis, these included training sites, drone infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, command-and-control centers, and a complex known to contain several senior Houthi drone experts. “Today, the operation continues, and it will continue in the coming days until we achieve the President’s objectives,” said Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, the Director of Operations for the Joint Staff; with President Trump’s main objectives reported to be the restoration of American Deterrence and Freedom of Navigation (FON) in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.