According to a release from U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), the third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Stockdale (DDG-106), will join two other ships of the class, USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Gravely (DDG-107), to aid southern border operations. The Stockdale left Naval Base San Diego earlier today. She will work with U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDET) on drug interdiction, homeland security, and humanitarian efforts in the NORTHCOM AOR.

Stockdale was deployed to the Central Command AOR last year and shot down Houthi one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles (OWA-UAV) and anti-ship cruise missiles (AShCM) in a number of engagements.