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Pentagon to Boost Troops at Border

Texas Public Radio · 33m

The Pentagon is sending 1,500 more troops to the border to assist with immigration enforcement

The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.

US military aircraft deport migrants, as Pentagon readies more troops for border

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying out migrants on orders from President Donald Trump on Friday, as the Pentagon prepared to send even more troops to southern border, including from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne division.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Pentagon has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border

Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the construction of barriers.

Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont was MN native

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says

A U.S. Border Patrol agent killed during a traffic stop near the Canadian border worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

A Hearse Carrying a Fallen U.S. Border Patrol Agent Has Been Escorted to a Vermont Funeral Home

The body of a fallen U.S. Border Patrol agent has been moved to a Vermont funeral home three days after he was killed during a traffic stop near the Canadian border

Portland Press Herald · 1d

Border Patrol agent slain in Vermont is first killed in line of duty since 2014

David Maland, 44, was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.

Stars and Stripes47m

Plans for Trump’s border mission include combat vehicles, infantry

U.S. officials are preparing to send thousands of additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, including, potentially, ...

1h

Exclusive: US military academies should not use race in admissions, Trump's Pentagon pick says

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has told lawmakers that he opposes the use of race as a ...

2h

Here are the Army and Marine Corps units headed to the border

US Northern Command has identified the units to which the first 1,000 soldiers and 500 Marines deploying to the southern ...

8h

National Guard Responds to 'Emergency' at Southern Border

The U.S. National Guard said it would provide "immediate support" after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency ...

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