The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who’ve been called to active duty in recent months. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington The Pentagon said on Wednesday ...

“President Trump signed an executive order ... troops to the border at once could pull them away from other mission requirements elsewhere in the world and strain resources, the first ...

It is not yet clear which specific units are being ordered to the border, but an initial wave will include around 1,500 troops. “First operations ... signed an executive order - 1500 additional ...

Even more active duty troops are expected to be deployed to the border in the coming weeks and months, one of the officials said, with this first wave ... than to help transport them to and ...

The troops are also expected to augment air assets and help with air operations. Even more active duty troops are expected to be deployed to the border in the coming weeks and months, one of the ...

The number of troops and their mission may soon change, Salesses said in a statement. "In short order, the department ... the crews for the military transport planes and the intelligence analysts ...

The Department of Defense is also providing aircraft to transport upward ... has been a constant troop presence at the southern border with Mexico. Throughout both Trump's first term in office ...