The battle to secure our Southern border is getting some reinforcements.
The Department of Defense is sending 1,115 additional service members as part of the mission to seal off the United States-Mexico border.
That will bring the total number of troops at the border to almost 10,000.
The U.S. Northern Command released a statement detailing what the troops will do when they arrive at the border.
- Approximately 250 soldiers from an Expeditionary Sustainment Command will coordinate logistics and manage sustainment requirements across the area of operations.
- Approximately 140 soldiers from a Quartermaster Field Feeding Company will provide field feeding support to deployed personnel.
- Approximately 125 soldiers from an Engineer Brigade Headquarters and 145 Soldiers from an Engineer Battalion will deliver engineering command and control and execute vertical and horizontal construction missions.
- Approximately 310 soldiers from two Engineer Construction Companies will construct mobility routes, force protection infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities.
- Approximately 75 soldiers from a Medical Area Support Company will provide force health protection to deployed personnel.
- Approximately five Airmen from an Air Force Logistics Support Element from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, will coordinate rapid logistics and sustainment planning in support of mission requirements.
A big part of President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful, Bill” includes $175 billion on border security, including $46.5 billion for border wall construction.