Whether you love or hate U.S. President Donald Trump, you cannot dispute that he is dead serious about securing the southern border. Early in his term, Trump deployed the military to the border, including the literal “boots on the ground” of the Army National Guard, aerial assets of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy alike (the U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane and P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol craft respectively), and for good measure, U.S. Navy surface warships.

USS Stockdale to the Southern Border

The story comes to us via FOX News reporter Alexandra Koch, in an article published on or about April 12, 2025, titled “Navy deploys another Houthi-fighting warship to new US southern border mission.” To wit:

“USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, left Naval Base San Diego on Friday to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations, in accordance with President Donald Trump‘s recent executive orders … ‘Stockdale’s departure reinforces the Navy’s role in the Department of Defense’s coordinated efforts to comply with the order,’ according to a statement from the Navy … The ship will continue operations with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment … While in the 5th Fleet, Stockdale “successfully repelled multiple Iranian-backed Houthi attacks” during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb strait and........

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