Defense Dept. sending support to Border Patrol

The Associated Press
Posted: 02/09/2012 08:55:51 AM MST

TUCSON, Ariz.—The Department of Defense says it will deploy military resources in support of the Border Patrol's security efforts along border areas in Arizona and New Mexico.
The Pentagon said Thursday that communities in southern Arizona and southern New Mexico should expect to see additional military personnel, vehicles and equipment traveling throughout the border area beginning in mid-February.

In their role, the members of the military assigned to Joint Task Force North work in a support capacity for Border Patrol officers.

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