The 101st Airborne Division sent an unspecified number of soldiers to the U.S. southern border in January, and a Thursday press release said about 300 more soldiers are being sent.
The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade and will join military forces already there, including those from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Fort Bliss, Texas, and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
They will work with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection “to protect the territorial integrity of the United States,” according to Thursday’s press release…