Stockdale Blast
The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale fires an MK 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, May 10, 2025. The Stockdale is employed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. Northcom is working with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border.