US 6th Fleet: USS Cole, USS Bulkeley Engaged In Multiple Iranian Ballistic Missiles In Defense Of Israel On October 1st, 2024

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U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet: "The U.S. Sixth Fleet guided missile destroyers USS Cole (DDG 67) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) engaged multiple Iranian ballistic missiles in defense of Israel from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, October 1, 2024”.

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