Over 1,000 personell from the U.S. Army and Marine corps are being sent to reinforce customs and border forces, including military police from JBLM.

Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there,

The units will be among the 1,500 service members from the Army and Marine Corps headed to the border under President Donald Trump's plan to tackle illegal immigration.

The unusual use of front-line troops on border comes after Trump ordered the military to give priority to border security.

Four military police units from Texas are among as many as 1,500 active-duty troops bound for the nation’s southern border to “bolster security,” military leaders said Friday. The movement, announced by the U.

A number of Fort Drum soldiers are being deployed to the southern United States border. According to U.S. Northern Command, also known as USNORTHCOM, the 23rd Military Police at Fort Drum will be deployed to help bolster security at the United States southern border.