Thousands Of Additional Troops To Be Sent To Mexican Border, Shanahan Says
January 31 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says that "several thousand" additional active-duty troops are likely to be sent to the border with Mexico, reports Breaking Defense.
The mission has been extended to September and there will be an increase of a few thousand troops, Shanahan said during a press conference on Tuesday.
More clarity on the numbers will be provided when it becomes available, he said.
The move is in response to a request from the Dept. of Homeland Security...
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