PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE — Around 400 service members have been approved to deploy as part of U.S. Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM's) mission to boost border security, according to Peterson Space Force Base (SFB).
Peterson SFB says 385 engineers from the U.S. Army will conduct tasks, including the following:
- construction
- mobility support
- additional engineer operations
Specific engineer missions will be determined once the service members reach the border. At this time, there is no timeline for these deployments.
The deployment of these service members brings the total number of troops deployed or approved to deploy to more than 10,000. Peterson SFB says this number will fluctuate as units rotate and additional forces are tasked to deploy.
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