Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been threatening U.S. forces and commercial ships in the Middle East for weeks, are now using one-way, unmanned attack boats to target vital shipping lanes in the region, a top Navy commander said Thursday.

A Marine veteran who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago could get several months in prison when he is sentenced next week, federal prosecutors wrote in a court document.

Sailors serving on the USS Carney in the Middle East received commendations for their roles in shooting down more than a dozen drones launched by militants more than two weeks ago, military officials said.

The Army is replacing a years-old policy that allowed soldiers who are sent on deployment to store personal items — such as vehicles — at no cost while they’re gone, the service said.

The United States is sending Ukraine a new military aid package to help bolster the country’s air defenses and provide other needed items during the winter months.

U.S. forces in the Middle East shot down a barrage of enemy weapons Tuesday off the coast of Yemen during a sustained attack that lasted for several hours.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will make a return visit to the Middle East in the coming days — his second in the last two months — to meet with leaders in three countries, including Israel, the Pentagon said.

Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira acted alone in leaking classified military information but more than a dozen others at the Massachusetts base where he worked were derelict in their duties and failed to respond appropriately to the situation, an Air Force investigation has concluded.

American forces have killed or captured dozens of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria in the past month, amid an uptick in attacks against U.S. bases in those countries.

Leading members of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday that senators should not leave for the holiday break next week until all military nominations stalled in the upper chamber are confirmed.