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"USNORTHCOM explained that Gravely's mission will be "restoring territorial integrity at the U.S. southern border and reinforces the nation's commitment to border security by enhancing maritime efforts and supporting interagency collaboration," adding, "The ship's deployment highlights the Department of Defense and Navy's dedication to national security priorities, contributing to a coordinated and robust response to combating maritime related terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational crime, piracy, environmental destruction, and illegal seaborne immigration."

USS Gravely's advanced radar and electronic warfare systems allow the US military to track multiple drug cartels—now designated as foreign terrorist organizations—threats simultaneously, including aircraft, missiles, and surface vessels. "