U.S. Northern Command announced on Monday that more than 600 soldiers and airmen will deploy to the southern border as part of the U.S. military’s ongoing operations to stem illegal immigration.
About 590 engineers serving under the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps will be part of the deployment, a NORTHCOM news release says. The soldiers will come from the following units:
- 20th Engineer Brigade from Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 19th Engineer Battalion from Fort Knox, Kentucky
- 15th Engineer Company from Fort Knox, Kentucky
- 687th Engineer Company from Fort Johnson, Louisiana
