Marines in San Diego on border deployment quietly leave area

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Ten months ago, Osprey aircraft and personnel carriers dropped off a small contingency of Marines in San Diego’s Otay Mesa in what was reminiscent of a war movie.

Department of Defense production crews made the Marines’ arrival seem like a Hollywood production.

Just as the Marines arrived with a bang, it appears they have left the area with a whimper, quietly slipping out of San Diego without much fanfare.

The Marines were originally deployed by President Trump to the southern border along with another 8,000 active military personnel to help Border Patrol suppress illegal crossings into the United States.

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Initially, the Marines sent to San Diego were based at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station…

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