The USS Stockdale and USS Spruance intercepted eight missiles and eight one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Nov. 11.
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty in March to six counts of willfully retaining and transmitting classified information.
The contractors will not engage in combat but provide maintenance on U.S. weapons systems, including the F-16 fighter jet and Patriot air defense system.
U.S. authorities thwarted an ongoing Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, according to new charges released by the Justice Department.