Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said USS Bulkeley and USS Cole joined Israeli air defense units in firing about a dozen interceptors at inbound Iranian missiles.

The Navy destroyers Bulkeley and Cole put in work Tuesday, playing a role in stopping Iran's ballistic missile attack on Israel, according to the Pentagon.

The USS Bulkeley and Norfolk-based USS Cole fired a dozen interceptors on Tuesday as part of the United States' response to Iranian missiles launched at Israel.

The USS Bulkeley and USS Cole fired "approximately a dozen interceptors against the incoming Iranian missiles," which were captured on video streaking across the night sky above Israel.

The Department of Defense confirmed two US naval ships intercepted and destroyed missiles launched by Iran on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Tuesday. USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67)

Multiple” Iranian missiles heading toward Israel on Tuesday were “successfully engaged” by two U.S. Navy destroyers, a Navy spokesman said in a statement Wednesday morning. U.S. Sixth Fleet Arleigh Burke class 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,

The barrage of more than 180 missiles Tuesday left only scattered damage but was seen as a major provocation in an increasingly tense moment for the region.

American destroyers USS Cole and USS Bulkeley intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones targeting Israel. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released footage showing the launch of intercept missiles.