Active-duty forces to bolster security at U.S. southern border

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) announces elements of the following units have been activated as part of USNORTHCOM’s mission to bolster security at the United States southern border: From the U.S. Army: Headquarters, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Cavazos, Texas Headquarters, 720th Military Police Battalion, Fort Cavazos, Texas 401st Military Police Company, Fort Cavazos, Texas 202nd Military Police Company, Fort Bliss, Texas Headquarters, 716th Military Police Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky 23rd Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Georgia 530th Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Stewart, Georgia 977th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, Kansas 41st Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Riley, Kansas 569th Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Carson, Colorado Headquarters, 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado 66th Military Police Company, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington From the U.S. Marine Corps: Detachment from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California Detachment from 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, California These approximately 1,500 active-duty personnel from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are deploying to the southern border to augment the approximately 2,500 service members already deployed supporting Customs and Border Protection’s southern border mission. The exact number of personnel will fluctuate as units rotate personnel and as additional forces are tasked to deploy once planning efforts are finalized. Specific units will be announced as soon as more information is made available. These military forces will support enhanced detection and monitoring efforts and repair and emplace physical barriers.