{"id":28942,"date":"2019-04-09T22:36:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T22:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/09\/shanahan-predicts-expanded-role-at-border-for-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:02:42","slug":"shanahan-predicts-expanded-role-at-border-for-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/04\/09\/shanahan-predicts-expanded-role-at-border-for-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanahan predicts expanded role at border for Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. \u2014 Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan expects that the Pentagon\u2019s role <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/13\/the-marine-corps-is-quietly-monitoring-sections-of-the-us-mexico-border-to-stop-migrants-and-drug-traffickers\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the border<\/a> will expand in some way as the situation there \u201cdeteriorates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shanahan, speaking to reporters while travelling home to Washington, indicated a belief that the number of migrants trying to cross over from the border with Mexico will lead the Department of Homeland Security to request more assistance from the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/04\/09\/top-marine-says-border-mission-has-improved-readiness-for-some-units\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4938765.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top Marine says border mission has actually improved readiness for some units<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some units, like aviation, increased readiness as a result of the deployment to the  U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re still working with DHS to understand, enduring wise, what\u2019s the best fit and role for us and how do we help make sure that DHS can stand up the right capability,\u201d he said. \u201cBut just strictly on the basis of the volume and how much the situation there has deteriorated, I would expect us to do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acting secretary added that he expects any additional requests will be \u201cconsistent with things we\u2019ve had in the past,\u201d which could include setting up temporary shelters before handing them over to DHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo me, the situation is elastic. 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