On Thursday night, military personnel started to arrive in San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas, after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
To help with attempts to resolve the ongoing issues at the southern border, 1,500 active-duty troops were ordered to deploy, including 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in California.
The current military presence in the area will be substantially strengthened when these troops arrive and are assigned near the border.
Currently, the southern border is home to 2,500 U.S. military personnel. Under the Biden administration, this force was first used in May 2023 with authorization from former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin under Title 10 authorities.
A U.S. Northern Command official stated that these troops are anticipated to stay along the border until the end of Fiscal Year 2025. As part of the larger endeavor to control the migrant problem and help border enforcement operations, their goal is to offer assistance and resources.
To address the new demands at the border, the National Guard is expanding its support in addition to the active-duty military members, collaborating closely with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and U.S. Transportation Command.
As instructed by the President and the Secretary of Defense, the National Guard’s duties include building barriers, deploying more troops, and providing military airlift capabilities.
The existing Operation Lone Star mission, which aims to help border security activities in Texas, will be enhanced by this additional support.
“The National Guard currently has over 1,600 Guardsmen supporting the federal border security mission,” Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau stated. “In conjunction with our Joint Service partners, we are developing additional support options to meet USNORTHCOM, USTRANSCOM and Department of Homeland Security force requirements as this critical mission evolves.”
As part of the state’s Operation Lone Star effort, more than 4,100 Texas National Guard members are presently serving along the border.
The goal of this operation is to alleviate the pressure brought on by the large volume of migrant crossings, which have presented logistical and security difficulties for the area.
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These efforts will be strengthened even further by the additional active-duty military personnel, who will contribute more personnel and resources to support local law enforcement and border patrol.
Initially, some of the military men who were being relocated to the southern border were either actively supporting the California wildfires or were on call.
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They have since been transferred to the border mission after being released from that mission, which further reflects the importance placed on the proclamation of a national emergency and the mounting anxiety over the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This change in deployment is a component of a larger plan to guarantee that there are enough resources on hand to handle the situation and maintain security along the southern border.
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