A Navy destroyer has deployed to the Gulf of America on a mission usually reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking as part the military’s efforts to bolster security along the southern border.

The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, has been deployed to the U.S. southern border to enhance the country’s border security framework, with a specialized Coast

The US Navy has deployed the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely to strengthen security operations at the US-Mexico border, in a move Pentagon officials described as part of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border protection.