Destroyer Headed to Southern Border, Embarked Law Enforcement Detachment Will Have Awesome Powers

Destroyer Headed to Southern Border, Embarked Law Enforcement Detachment Will Have Awesome Powers


A Navy destroyer that battled the Yemen-based Houthis in the Red Sea has begun a new deployment.

The USS Cole left Mayport, Florida, on Thursday to begin patrols along America’s Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of America, according to USNI News.

The Cole was deployed in the Middle East for more than 200 days, during which time it repelled multiple attacks from the Houthis while protecting Red Sea shipping.

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The Cole will replace the USS Gravely, which had been patrolling the region since March as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to protect America’s borders.

On May 25, while patrolling the Caribbean Sea, the Gravely seized an estimated 860 pounds of illegal drugs from one ship, according to a news release from U.S. Northern

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