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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the deployment of about 3,000 troops to the southern border, the U.S. Northern Command said on Saturday.
There will be 2,400 soldiers from the Army’s 2nd Stryker Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in Colorado and 500 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s combat aviation unit in Georgia deployed over the next couple of weeks.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, and Border czar Tom Homan, left, listen to a briefing by Army soldiers while visiting the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park,, N.M., Feb. 3, 2025.
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These forces are in addition to the 1,100 announced Friday that brought the total number of active-duty troops on the border to 5,400.
Stryker vehicles are wheeled armored vehicles that are used as troop carriers and can travel on roads or in off-road conditions.
Northcom stressed the troops are only providing support to Customs and Border Enforcement.
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez
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