• 11/30/2024

DOD Statement Attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder

Defense.gov

At the request of the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved a temporary DOD increase of an additional 1,500 military personnel to supplement U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts on the U.S. Southwest Border.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3381484/dod-statement-attributed-to-pentagon-press-secretary-brig-gen-pat-ryder/