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USS Stockdale Returns to Home Port in San Diego
The USS Stockdale, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to its home port in San Diego on February 21, 2025, after a seven-month deployment to the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (Credit: U.S. Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul LeClair)
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The U.S. Navy recently deployed another warship, which had successfully repelled multiple Iranian-backed Houthi attacks, to support operations along the southern border. The USS Stockdale, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, left Naval Base San Diego on Friday to assist U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in southern border operations, in line with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders. These orders included a national emergency declaration and clarified the military’s role in protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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The USS Stockdale’s departure underscores the Navy’s commitment to supporting the Department of Defense’s efforts to comply with the executive order. The ship will operate with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment.
In February, the USS Stockdale returned to San Diego after a seven-month independent deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation. During its deployment, the ship joined the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and remained in the 5th Fleet after the strike group’s departure.
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While in the 5th Fleet, the USS Stockdale successfully repelled multiple Iranian-backed Houthi attacks during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb strait and escorted U.S.-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden. The ship also engaged and defeated one-way attack uncrewed aerial-ship cruise missiles, sustaining no damage and leaving its personnel unharmed.
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The USS 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, as previously reported by Fox News Digital.
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"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 stated.
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