U.S. Navy Deploys Second Destroyer to Bolster Maritime Fight Against Drugs and Illegal Migration
The US deployed a second destroyer, USS Spruance, to the Pacific off Mexico to bolster efforts against drug trafficking and illegal migration, joining the USS Gravely in the Gulf. This supports a Trump directive using Navy assets for NORTHCOM/DHS/CBP border operations.
The United States has dispatched a second guided-missile destroyer to waters near Mexico, significantly bolstering maritime operations aimed at curbing drug trafficking and illegal migration, U.S. military officials confirmed. The deployment of the USS Spruance (DDG 111) to the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast marks an expansion of efforts initiated under a directive from the Trump administration focused on combating the flow of fentanyl and undocumented migrants.
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer joins the USS Gravely (DDG 107), which began similar operations in the Gulf of Mexico in recent days. Together, the warships represent a "pincer movement," according to military statements, intended to tighten security along the U.S. southern maritime approaches on both the Pacific and Gulf coasts.
