Pentagon: Another Round of Troops Will Head to the Border

[Right_in_Virginia]

Pentagon: Another Round of Troops Will Head to the Border
Townhall, 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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[RetBobbyMI]

Maybe the Administration should establish Combat Outposts (COPs) along the border with units located in blue states/districts. Make them permanent in the state of the union address.

[edpc]

 It’s necessary to supplement the number of furloughed employee from Customs and Border Patrol.