{"id":14519,"date":"2018-11-08T00:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/08\/more-than-1000-pendleton-marines-are-headed-for-the-us-mexico-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:30:59","slug":"more-than-1000-pendleton-marines-are-headed-for-the-us-mexico-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/11\/08\/more-than-1000-pendleton-marines-are-headed-for-the-us-mexico-border\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1,000 Pendleton Marines are headed for the US-Mexico border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About 1,100 Marines out of Camp Pendleton, California, will be headed for the U.S.-Mexico border in support of an operation being overseen by U.S. Northern Command as a migrant caravan of asylum seekers from Central America inches their way toward the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force will be operating in a supporting role helping build barricades, fences, housing for Customs and Border Protection, and providing medical and fixed and rotary wing aviation support, according to 2nd Lt. Fredrick Walker, a Marine spokesman, told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week President Donald Trump said numbers of troops headed to support the operation could grow as high as 15,000<\/a>. At least 2,100 National Guard troops already are in the area supporting the endeavor. Another roughly 5,200 active duty troops are also slated to be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The border security operation dubbed Faithful Patriot, has been derided by critics as a political stunt by Trump to shore up support before the midterm elections, which culminated yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t