USS Stockdale docks at its homeport in San Diego
The USS Stockdale, part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, completed a seven-month deployment across the 3rd, 5th, and 7th fleet areas of operations on February 21, 2025. It returned to San Diego. (Credit: U.S. Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul LeClair)
The Navy recently deployed another warship, which successfully repelled multiple Iranian-backed Houthi attacks, to secure the southern border.
The USS Stockdale, which is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, departed Naval Base San Diego to assist in U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) activities along the southern border in compliance with recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump.
The executive orders involved a declaration of a national emergency and a reinforcement of the military’s duty to safeguard the U.S.’s territorial integrity.
The guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) steams through the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phil Ladouceur/Released)
Stockdale sustained no damage and its personnel were uninjured.
Stockdale will join the USS Spruance and USS Gravely, two other Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, which were sent to the border in March, Fox News Digital previously reported.
“As the DoD’s lead for implementing border-related executive orders, USNORTHCOM continues to support critical Department of Homeland Security capabilities gaps, with Stockdale making a vital contribution to these efforts,” the Navy said.
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