The Department of Defense of the USA has ordered to send about 3 thousand additional military personnel to the border with Mexico to implement the decision of US President Donald Trump to deploy combat forces to limit immigration. This measure was announced shortly after 29 narcotics traffickers were extradited from Mexico to the USA, including Rafael Caro Quintero, wanted by American authorities.
"As ordered by President Trump, the Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan issued an order to deploy the Strike Force and aviation support groups to enhance and expand operations to ensure security at the border," Pentagon reported in a statement.
According to the information from the Northern Command of the USA, in the coming days more active military personnel will be sent to support the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Border Patrol in ensuring safety at the southern border.
2,400 soldiers from the 2nd Strike Brigade and the 4th Infantry Division from Fort Polk, and also 500 soldiers from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade from Georgia, will be involved to assist in the relocation of people, equipment, and supplies, as well as to ensure possible airborne medical evacuation.
"The decision to direct additional forces supports the goal of protecting Trump's administration's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the USA," is stated in the announcement of the military department.
Additional forces will be stationed at the border in the coming weeks and will become the second significant wave of active-duty forces, aimed at supporting the border with the timing of Trump's inauguration. This confirms Trump's strategy to break the practice of previous presidents, who limited the deployment to significantly fewer military personnel even during the period of relative calm at the border.
