Fort Bragg soldiers among 5,200 headed to US-Mexico border
More Fort Bragg soldiers are among the 5,200 American soldiers headed to the U.S. and Mexico border.
Officials at Fort Bragg told WRAL News Wednesday that the 16th Military Police Brigade will support Operation Faithful Guardian, deploying soldiers, equipment and resources to assist Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border as migrants head toward U.S. ports of entry. They will join members of Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade.
The soldiers will provide planning assistance, engineering support (including temporary barriers, barricades and fencing), medical teams to triage, treat and prepare for commercial transport of patients, command and control facilities, temporary housing for CBP personnel and personal protective equipment.
