First reported by Military Times, U.S. Northern Command revealed on Tuesday which units are currently deployed to the U.S.- Mexico border in support of the U.S Department of Homeland Security. The active-duty units were deployed last fall in response to large caravans making their way through Central America and towards the American border.
Many of the units deployed to the border are engineers, military police, and transportation units. From the updated list that was released in November, a major difference is the increase in Marine Corps units.
At the start of March, an increase of 1,000 active-duty troops were deployed to the border, bringing the total number to 6,000.
“To clarify, the composition of the more than 5,000 personnel currently on the Southwest Border (and growing to approximately 6,000 by March 1) is comprised of both Active Duty and National Guard personnel,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “Specifically, approximately 2,100 personnel are National Guard and the rest are Active Duty.”
- 36th Engineer Brigade
- 5th Engineer Battalion
- 563rd Military Police Company
- 595th Engineer Company
- 161st Engineer Support Company
- Alpha Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion
- Alpha Company, 16th Engineer Battalion
- Forward Support Company, 5th Engineer Battalion
- 1st Support Maintenance Company
- 542nd Support Maintenance Company
- 584th Support Maintenance Company
- 46th Engineer Battalion
- Forward Support Company, 46th Engineer Battalion
- 108th Military Police Company
- 515th Engineer Company
- 610th Engineer Support Company
- 147th Support Maintenance Company
- 602nd Support Maintenance Company
- 7th Engineer Support Battalion (USMC)
- Alpha Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion (USMC)
- CE Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion (USMC)
- Alpha Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion (USMC)
- Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (-) (USMC)
- 819th Red Horse Squadron (USAF)
- 503rd Military Police Battalion
- 66th Military Police Company
- 41st Engineer Company
- 4th Sustainment Brigade
- 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- 227th Quartermaster Company
- 178th Adjutant General Company
- 126th Transportation Company
- 155th Transportation Company
- 377th Transportation Company
- 259th Movement Control Team
- 153rd Quartermaster Company
- 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Alpha Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Battalion
- 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (USMC)
- Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (USMC)
- 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
- 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element
- 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion
- 505th Military Intelligence Brigade
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