{"id":74413,"date":"2023-12-23T14:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T14:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/23\/the-militarys-federal-border-mission-set-to-continue-into-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:04:51","slug":"the-militarys-federal-border-mission-set-to-continue-into-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/12\/23\/the-militarys-federal-border-mission-set-to-continue-into-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The military\u2019s federal border mission set to continue into 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has been activating troops to assist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/05\/02\/active-duty-troops-headed-to-the-us-southern-border-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border<\/a> since 2018. 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