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A man in civilian attire, sunglasses and a baseball hat is talking to two people in camouflage uniforms. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Joint Task Force North, U.S. Northern Command, to see the efforts military men and women are undertaking in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew R. Sveen
PENTAGON, (Feb. 5, 2025): During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said morale is high among U.S. troops currently assisting with enforcement operations at the southern border because they are supporting the strengthening of their own country.
The Defense Department announced, Jan. 22, 2025, that it would be sending an additional 1,500 active-duty service members to the border to bolster the more than 2,500 active-duty troops and National Guardsmen already in the region.
Hegseth traveled to the border, Feb. 3, 2025, to see operations firsthand and interact with the service members stationed there, many of whom serve in the pay grade of E-6 and below.
Read more: DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS ENLISTED MORALE IS HIGH AT SOUTHERN BORDER
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Soldiers participate in a supply drop in McAllen, Texas, Feb. 2, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces. Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Keaton Habeck PENTAGON, (Feb. 3, 2025): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today said that full control of the southern border is the goal of the current administration and all of the intergovernmental agencies working to enforce border security.
Two soldiers in camouflage uniforms are standing at the edge of a road near a van labeled “U.S. Department of Homeland Security.”
When talking to the media during his first visit to the border since being sworn in, Hegseth was asked what mission accomplishment looks like.
"Mission accomplishment means 100% operational control of the border," Hegseth said.
Read more: DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS FULL CONTROL OF SOUTHERN BORDER EQUALS 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT'
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PENTAGON, (Jan. 31, 2025): Guidance from the Secretary of Defense: "Identity Months Dead at DoD"
Our unity and purpose are instrumental to meeting the Department's warfighting mission. Efforts to divide the force – to put one group ahead of another – erode camaraderie and threaten mission execution.
Going forward, DoD Components and Military Departments will not use official resources, to include man-hours, to host celebrations or events related to cultural awareness months, including National African American/Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Pride Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and National American Indian Heritage Month. Service members and civilians remain permitted to attend these events in an unofficial capacity outside of duty hours.
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WHITE HOUSE, (Jan 29, 2025): MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBJECT: Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity
I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and to address attendant immigration enforcement needs identified by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.
Read more: EXPANDING MIGRANT OPERATIONS CENTER AT NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY TO FULL CAPACITY