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Commanding officer medevaced onto aircraft carrier

The commanding officer of the USS 'Cole', Cmdr. Tim Clark, was transferred to the aircraft carrier USS 'Theodor Rossevelt'' for undisclosed medical reasons, the Navy said in a statement on July 23, 2024. Capt. Ryan Leary, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23, temporarily assumed command of the 'Cole'. The Navy did not indicate the seriousness of Clark’s medical condition. The Navy couldn’t say on July 24 if Clark was still aboard the 'Theodor Roosevelt' or receiving medical treatment. The 'Cole' was on a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations, which includes the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman Since at least November, the Navy has kept a nearly continuous presence in the Red Sea as part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian mission to protect ships in the waterway against Houthi militant attacks. In June, the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' Carrier Strike Group left the area after nearly seven months. It returned to Norfolk on July 14 after a historic nine-month deployment. The 'Theodore Roosevelt' Carrier Strike Group entered the 5th Fleet area of responsibility on July 12. On Monday, the group was in the Gulf of Aden.