Center for Strategic & International Studies: Why Are Destroyers Deploying to the Southern Border?
April 04, 2025
April 04, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 3, 2025:
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Why Are Destroyers Deploying to the Southern Border?
By Henry Ziemer
On March 22, the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, left Naval Base San Diego heading south towards the U.S.-Mexico border. A week prior, the USS Gravely also deployed to the Gulf of Mexico, together bringing an unprecede . . .
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Why Are Destroyers Deploying to the Southern Border?
By Henry Ziemer
On March 22, the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, left Naval Base San Diego heading south towards the U.S.-Mexico border. A week prior, the USS Gravely also deployed to the Gulf of Mexico, together bringing an unprecede . . .