NORFOLK, VA - Reporting released on Monday revealed that President Donald Trump has escalated the military force that he is applying toward border security by assigning an Arleigh-Burke Class Guided-Missile Destroyer U.S.S. Gravely to operate in U.S. territorial and international waters in the Gulf of America near the border with Mexico with a Coast Guard maritime policing team, known as a Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) stationed aboard ship.
As reported by The Hill, Northern Command leader Gen. Gregory Guillot said in a statement, “Gravely’s sea-going capacity improves our ability to protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty and security.” He added, “This is an important step in the whole-of-government efforts to seal the southern border and maintain U.S. sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command added, “The deployment of Gravely marks a vital enhancement to our nation’s border security framework. In collaboration with our interagency partners, Gravely strengthens our maritime presence and exemplifies the Navy’s commitment to national security and safeguarding our territorial integrity with professionalism and resolve.”
The Gravely is 509 feet in length and armed with an assortment of Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as a Mark 45 5-inch Naval Gun, with an effective range of 15-60 miles depending on Ammunition, the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS): is 2 20mm, 6-barrel Gatling gun guided by an automatic radar system with a terrifying fire rate of 4,500 rounds per minute and is typically deployed with an embarked helicopter as well.
Able to engage hostile forces at a range of up to 1,500 miles inland with its missile complement, the Destroyer represents a game-changing level of firepower being applied to combat drug and human smuggling operations by the Mexican Cartels.
As noted by The Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently described the military’s place in border operations on a trip to the border with Border Czar Tom Homan, saying, “Any assets necessary at the Defense Department to support the expulsion and detention of those in the country illegally are on the table.”
In the U.S. Navy press release the Fleet stated that Gravely’s deployment “highlights the Department of Defense and Navy’s dedication to national security priorities, contributing to a coordinated and robust response to combating maritime related terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational crime, piracy, environmental destruction, and illegal seaborne immigration.”
As reported by The Hill, Northern Command leader Gen. Gregory Guillot said in a statement, “Gravely’s sea-going capacity improves our ability to protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty and security.” He added, “This is an important step in the whole-of-government efforts to seal the southern border and maintain U.S. sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command added, “The deployment of Gravely marks a vital enhancement to our nation’s border security framework. In collaboration with our interagency partners, Gravely strengthens our maritime presence and exemplifies the Navy’s commitment to national security and safeguarding our territorial integrity with professionalism and resolve.”
The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is en route to assist with the southern border security mission.
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 15, 2025
A missile destroyer… headed to the southern border… pic.twitter.com/kPfUj3iFvG
The Gravely is 509 feet in length and armed with an assortment of Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as a Mark 45 5-inch Naval Gun, with an effective range of 15-60 miles depending on Ammunition, the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS): is 2 20mm, 6-barrel Gatling gun guided by an automatic radar system with a terrifying fire rate of 4,500 rounds per minute and is typically deployed with an embarked helicopter as well.
Able to engage hostile forces at a range of up to 1,500 miles inland with its missile complement, the Destroyer represents a game-changing level of firepower being applied to combat drug and human smuggling operations by the Mexican Cartels.
As noted by The Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently described the military’s place in border operations on a trip to the border with Border Czar Tom Homan, saying, “Any assets necessary at the Defense Department to support the expulsion and detention of those in the country illegally are on the table.”
In the U.S. Navy press release the Fleet stated that Gravely’s deployment “highlights the Department of Defense and Navy’s dedication to national security priorities, contributing to a coordinated and robust response to combating maritime related terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational crime, piracy, environmental destruction, and illegal seaborne immigration.”
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Comments
23 hours ago | Comment by: Jon
Go get 'em! Let's sink the b@stards' vessel and take them and their illicit human cargo into custody. It will be time to prepare them for deportation.