101st Airborne, 1st Armored division units latest heading to southern border

All eyes may be on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, but the ongoing mission at the U.S.-Mexico border continues as soldiers from the 101st Airborne and 1st Armored divisions will soon deploy to the region as part of the latest rotation of troops.

The move comes after the 101st’s headquarters and artillery elements were deployed to the border in the fall.

On Tuesday, the Army announced that four units would be part of this summer’s deployments to the southern border. About 8,700 U.S. troops on active-duty orders are currently serving in the region in support of Joint Task Force-Southern Border, according to U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM.

The total number of soldiers taking part in these deployments was not included in the Army’s announcement on Tuesday.

Since President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the southern border on Jan. 20, 2025, the U.S. military has announced several troop rotations to the region; established several national defense areas, in which U.S. troops can temporarily detain trespassers until they can be handed off to federal law enforcement officers; fielded  , the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, and other new technologies to troops on the border; and deployed troops in Stryker armored vehicles to conduct patrols and transport transport U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

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