Navy Sends Destroyer USS Stockdale to the Southern Border
Sam LaGrone
April 13, 2025 10:46 PM
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and Egyptian Navy El Suez-class corvette ENS Abu Qir (F941) conduct a bilateral sailing exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Oct. 19, 2024. US Navy Photo
A guided-missile destroyer was dispatched to patrol the Eastern Pacific on Friday, the Navy announced.
USS Stockdale (DDG-106) left Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on Friday with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment.
The patrol is part of U.S. Northern Command’s efforts in tandem with the Department of Homeland Security focus on the U.S. southern border.
“Stockdale’s sea-going capacity contributes to USNORTHCOM’s ability to protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security, through a coordinated, multi-domain strategy,” reads a U.S. Navy Statement.
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