Navy deploys another Houthi-fighting warship to new US southern border mission

The Navy precocious deployed different warship, which successfully repelled aggregate Iranian-backed Houthi attacks, to unafraid the confederate border.

USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, near Naval Base San Diego connected Friday to enactment U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) confederate borderline operations, successful accordance with President Donald Trump's caller enforcement orders.

The enforcement orders included a nationalist exigency declaration and clarification of the military’s relation successful protecting the territorial integrity of the U.S.

NAVY DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL WARSHIP TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, DRUG SMUGGLING AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) underway. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released)

"Stockdale’s departure reinforces the Navy’s relation successful the Department of Defense’s coordinated efforts to comply with the order," according to a connection from the Navy.

The vessel volition proceed operations with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment. 

In February, Stockdale returned to San Diego aft a seven-month autarkic deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. 

PENTAGON DEPLOYS NAVY WARSHIP THAT FOUGHT HOUTHIS TO NEW US SOUTHERN BORDER MISSION IN LINE WITH TRUMP ORDER

USS Stockdale pulls into Naval Base San Diego connected Feb. 21. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul LeClair)

It joined the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and remained successful 5th Fleet pursuing the departure of the ABECSG.

While successful the 5th Fleet, Stockdale "successfully repelled aggregate Iranian-backed Houthi attacks" during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb strait and escorted operations of U.S.-flagged vessels successful the Gulf of Aden, according to the Navy. 

It besides engaged and defeated one-way onslaught uncrewed aerial-ship cruise missiles, according to officials. 

TRUMP'S USE OF WARSHIP FOR BORDER ENFORCEMENT A ‘SMART’ USE OF MILITARY FORCE, EXPERT SAYS

The guided rocket destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) steams done the Arabian Sea.  (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phil Ladouceur/Released)

Stockdale sustained nary harm and its unit were uninjured.

Stockdale volition articulation the USS Spruance and USS Gravely, 2 different Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, which were sent to the borderline successful March, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

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"As the DoD’s pb for implementing border-related enforcement orders, USNORTHCOM continues to enactment captious Department of Homeland Security capabilities gaps, with Stockdale making a captious publication to these efforts," the Navy said.