The Pentagon is deploying a U.S. Navy destroyer to the Gulf of America as part of its mission to secure the southern border, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said Monday.
The USS Gravely departed Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a scheduled deployment to the Gulf of America, Parnell said during a first Pentagon briefing.
“It’s not only vital for the United States to have control of our border via land. It’s equally important to control our territorial waters, and this deployment directly supports U.S. Northern Command’s mission to protect our sovereignty,” he added.
The Gravely is deploying under Northcom Commander Air Force General Guillot’s authorities for maritime homeland defense missions, Lt. Gen. Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, who briefed alongside
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