Pentagon: Another Round of Troops Will Head to the BorderTownhall, Jan 14, 2019, Beth Baumann
The Pentagon on Monday announced a mission to extend the length of time active duty troops remain on the Southern border. Troops will continue to assist border patrol with and provide security through Sept 30, Reuters reported. The decision was made based on a request from the Department of Homeland Security, the agency that over sees the border patrol.
New troops heading to the border "will include combat engineers to fortify border crossings and aviation units to help ferry Border Patrol agents," USA Today reported.
"DOD is transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry to mobile surveillance and detection, as well as concertina wire emplacement between ports of entry. DOD will continue to provide aviation support," the Pentagon said in a statement Monday.
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