Pentagon to Deploy Mobile Brigade to Secure Border With Mexico

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sending mechanized infantry and air support to help secure the US border with Mexico, stepping up the military’s role in immigration enforcement.

The forces, a Stryker brigade combat team and an aviation support battalion, will arrive within weeks, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Saturday.

Strykers are armored Army vehicles that have been used in combat in war zones including Iraq and Afghanistan. A Stryker Brigade Combat Team comprises about 4,400 soldiers and is known for rapid deployment and versatility.

President Donald Trump signed orders at the start of his second term that ...