Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has decided that sailors operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will be eligible for combat awards and devices for any actions that they have performed since Oct. 19.
HMS Diamond was defending the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday when her Sea Viper missile system was used to destroy the projectile, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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