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This Week: Border Security, Base Renaming, Good Get for West Point, All Indicators of Thriving DOD
March 7, 2025
— During a weekly update video, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell discussed this week's visit by the defense secretary to the U.S. southern border, base renaming and a standout recruit en route to the United States Military Academy at West Point...
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DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos, March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025
— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the border crisis. U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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Additional Troops Deploy to Southern Border
March 4, 2025
— U.S. Northern Command announced the deployment of additional active-duty troops to support the Department of Homeland Security's operations along the southern border.
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Pentagon Deploys Stryker Brigade, Aviation Battalion to Southern Border
March 1, 2025
— The Pentagon is deploying a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion to the southwestern border, accelerating efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump's directive to bolster military support in securing the U.S. – Mexico border...
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Hegseth addresses strengthening military by cutting excess, refocusing DOD budget
February 21, 2025
— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting fiscal fraud, waste and abuse at DOD while also finding ways to refocus the department's budget...
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DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos, Feb. 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
— U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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Guardsmen Return From Border Deployment
February 18, 2025
— About two dozen District of Columbia National Guardsmen completed a 12-month deployment conducting aerial surveillance and monitoring operations using UH-72 Lakota helicopters along the Southwest border.
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Top Northcom, NORAD Officer Highlights Trio of Homeland Security Concerns During Senate Testimony
February 13, 2025
— Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot said growing cooperation between the U.S.'s global adversaries, evolving technologies in the hands of competitors and the ongoing threat of non-state actors continuing to target the homeland all present real-world challenges...
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DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos, Feb. 10, 2025
February 10, 2025
— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to the southern border to see operations firsthand and interact with service members. U.S. Northern Command is the Defense Department's operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
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PHOTO GALLERY: U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assist with southern border mission
February 7, 2025
— U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers are assisting with the southern border mission near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in support of U.S. Northern Command. USNORTHCOM is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces.
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