Army soldiers and Marines are headed to Texas and California. The Air Force is mobilizing planes and helicopters for surveillance and deportation flights.
As active-duty U.S. soldiers began moving toward the nation's southern border to confront what President Donald Trump called 'a national emergency,' much was still unclear about their mission, including whether they will be armed, exactly where they will be deployed and how long they will stay. One thing is certain, however: It won't be cheap.
Pentagon briefing on Trump's executive order on border security The newly deployed troops will put in place physical barriers and carry out 'other border missions' in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a senior military official said in a briefing for reporters. He said the soldiers and Marines would 'provide real time situational awareness of persons, vehicles, vessels and aircraft and work with the CBP on ...
Trump orders National Guard to U.S.-Mexican border Rodriguez said that rhetoric aside, military missions that lack a clear end date ultimately run out of gas. 'If the mission is clear enough that national security includes certain elements, like restricting entry or assisting the movement of peoples to protect transit and restrict illicit transit, then it’s a possible mission,' he said. 'It all depends on the way the mission is framed.
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