WASHINGTON — The Army said it will send units to the U.S.-Mexico border this fall to bolster sustainment, engineering, communications and other operational support for the Pentagon’s mission there.
In a brief announcement, the service said the deployments are intended to provide “enhanced” capabilities but did not specify which units are scheduled to move, how many personnel are involved, or exact timelines. The release provided to reporters referenced a list of units but did not include it.
The Pentagon has for years detailed active-duty and National Guard personnel to support the Department of Homeland Security at the southern border under federal authority. Those troops typically provide logistics, transportation, communications, engineering and surveillance support and do not carry out law-enforcement duties or interact directly with migrants, in keeping with federal law and policy.
Additional information on the units and duration of the fall rotations was not immediately available.
