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Press Release | Jan. 24, 2025

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

U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs

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. 

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NOTE TO EDITORS: For further information, please contact U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs at (719) 554-6889 or email us at n-ncpa.omb@mail.mil

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