---
title: "Here is the full list of active-duty military units deployed to the southern border"
description: "Here are all of the active-duty military units deployed to the southwestern border."
date: "2019-03-01"
modified: "2019-03-01"
authors:
  - name: "Jeff Schogol"
    job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/border-deployment/"
categories:
  - "Around the World"
  - "Mexico"
  - "News"
  - "United States"
tags:
  - "Northern Command"
---

# Here is the full list of active-duty military units deployed to the southern border

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More than two weeks after the Pentagon announced that 3,750 active-duty troops were deploying to the southwestern border, U.S. Northern Command has identified the active-duty units taking part in the mission.

With the most recent deployment, there are currently more than 4,000 active-duty troops on the U.S./Mexico border. They come from the following units:

### AIR FORCE

- 819th Red Horse Squadron

### ARMY

- 36th Engineer Brigade
- 5th Engineer Battalion
- 563rd Military Police Company
- 595th Engineer Company
- 161st Engineer Support Company
- Alpha Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion
- Alpha Company, 16th Engineer Battalion
- Forward Support Company, 5th Engineer Battalion
- 1st Support Maintenance Company
- 542nd Support Maintenance Company
- 584th Support Maintenance Company
- 46th Engineer BattalionForward Support Company, 46th Engineer Battalion
- 108th Military Police Company
- 515th Engineer Company
- 610th Engineer Support Company
- 147th Support Maintenance Company
- 602nd Support Maintenance Company
- 503rd Military Police Battalion
- 66th Military Police Company
- 41st Engineer Company
- 4th Sustainment Brigade
- 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- 227th Quartermaster Company
- 178th Adjutant General Company
- 126th Transportation Company
- 155th Transportation Company
- 377th Transportation Company
- 259th Movement Control Team
- 153rd Quartermaster Company
- 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Alpha Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
- 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element
- 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion
- 505th Military Intelligence Brigade

### MARINE CORPS

- 7th Engineer Support Battalion
- Alpha Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion
- Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
- Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
- Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
- Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
- CE Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion
- Combat Logistics Battalion 5
- 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
- Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
- Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment

**CORRECTION: This story was corrected on March 3 to reflect the Marines from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are from Echo, Fox, Golf, and Weapons companies.**

### SEE ALSO: 'Relax,' US Troops On The Border Are Not There To Shoot Migrants, Mattis Says

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## Author
Jeff Schogol is the senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reports on both the Defense Department as a whole as well as individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology.

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