This is just the beginning,” one Defense official said about the deployment of active-duty troops to the border with Mexico.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that he and President Donald Trump want to “bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.”

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying ... a nod to the president’s directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Trump has referred to Canada as the ‘51st state ...

This was the first time in recent memory that military aircraft were used to fly migrants out of the country, one U.S. official said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as ... guard at a checkpoint near the International Bridge between Mexico and the United States, where migrants are waiting to be processed ...

The Pentagon also will provide military aircraft ... a nod to the president’s directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Trump said during his inaugural address on Monday that “I will declare ...

Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the construction of barriers.

Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters on Monday.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying ... a nod to the president’s directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Trump said during his inaugural address on Monday that ...

The Trump administration's use of U.S. military aircraft to return deportees has raised alarms throughout Latin America.