Latest "Pentagon border wall" stories

Active-duty troops could be deployed along the southern border again

The chief of the National Guard bureau suggested that active-duty troops could replace his forces, which are scheduled to return home by Sept. 30.

By Meghann Myers

21 months ago

Unspent border wall funds will be rerouted back to military construction projects

The Defense Department gave up $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build border barriers.

By Meghann Myers

21 months ago

DoD didn’t put enough thought into the cost of border deployments, report finds

The Government Accountability Office found the Pentagon failed to plan for and report on the results of border wall deployments.

By Meghann Myers

23 months ago

Troops forming crisis response forces at US-Mexico border checkpoints

About 160 soldiers will be backing up border patrol agents in California and Texas.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

As more border wall goes up, troops could start heading home

The Pentagon has thrown about $10 billion behind the border wall, which officials say should lower the requirement for border deployments.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Trump planning to use billions more in military funds to build border wall, per report

Another $7.2 billion could be diverted to building barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Meghann Myers and Joe Gould

3 years ago