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Marines killed in vehicle crash during border deployment identified
Lance Cpls. Albert Aguilera and Marcelino Gamino died in a vehicle crash while supporting border operations. A third Marine remains in critical condition.
By Beth Sullivan
US Army to control federal land along US-Mexico border
The move could allow the Trump administration to get around a federal law prohibiting U.S. troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on U.S. soil.
By Tara Copp, AP and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Opinion
Drug trafficking as irregular warfare — and what can be done about it
The author of this op-ed discusses how DOD-DEA partnerships, like those that targeted Taliban heroin traffickers, could be a model for stifling cartels.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Why Navy destroyers are being sent to the southern border mission
The Pentagon made waves Monday when it announced the deployment of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer Gravely to patrol near the southern border.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Pentagon sending Stryker brigade, more troops to US-Mexico border
About 3,000 troops, including a general support aviation battalion, will arrive along the border in the coming weeks.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press