The USS Stockdale will replace the USS Spruance after only a few weeks deployed to the U.S. southern border.

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In the new year, we’ll continue to report on challenges facing deployed troops, whether abroad or at home. But to do that, we need your help. By Patty Nieberg Published Dec 22, 2025 1:38 PM EST In January, the Pentagon announced that it was sending 1,500 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, place concertina wire onto ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sacrifice and service took center stage at Camp Robinson as more than 120 Arkansas National Guard soldiers prepared for deployment. "We are departing today, going down to Fort Hood for some training, and then from there, we'll be ...

Nearly six-in-10 Texans support the deployment of local and state law enforcement, as well as U.S. military troops, to the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration, according to a new statewide poll. Combating illegal immigration was one of ...

FORT BLISS, Texas — Joint Task Force-Southern Border, a newly-announced headquarters element from the 10th Mountain Division, assumed control of the southern border mission on March 14, 2025. “This is an important step in the whole-of-government ...

On Nov. 3, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins traveled to Mexico City, Mexico, to meet with Mexican officials, including the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to discuss their progress with New World screwworm and the possibility of reopening ...