More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600
- The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border, increasing the total to about 3,600 active duty troops.
- The order has been approved to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
- The first group of 1,600 active duty troops has already deployed to the border, with close to 500 more expected soon.
- Troops will assist in putting in place concertina wire barriers and providing support to the Border Patrol.
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Fort Liberty soldiers among active duty troops headed to US-Mexico border
FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD/AP) — The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday. That would eventually bring the total to about 3,600 active-duty troops at the border. The order has been approved, the official said, to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. The offi…
Pentagon To Send Additional Troops To Southern Border * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
As the Pentagon prepares to send an additional 1,500 troops to the southern border, the stakes in the ongoing immigration debate rise. Discover the implications of this military deployment and the broader strategy behind it.
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