The following military units are headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet President Donald Trump’s directive to deploy active duty forces through Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico. DoD now reports more than 7,000 troops will be tasked to support the Department of Homeland Security.

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Headquarters & Headquarters Command, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command

2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 16th Military Police Brigade

51st Medical Company, 28th Combat Support Hospital

172nd Preventive Medicine

264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion

329th Movement Control Team

403rd Inland Cargo Transfer Company

Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment, 503rd Military Police Battalion

Fort Carson, Colorado

Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Peterson Air Force, Colorado

Joint Enabling Capability Team and Aviation Planner from U.S. Northern Command

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Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Joint Public Support Element – Public Affairs

Fort Meade, Maryland

55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)

Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia

3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division

90th Human Resources Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Mariner, a loadmaster with the 61st Airlift Squadron, directs a Humvee into a C-130J Super Hercules at Fort Knox, Ky., in support of Operation Faithful Patriot on Oct. 29, 2018. (Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss/Air Force)

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Defense Logistics Agency Contingency Contracting Team

4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Assessment Team

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th Military Intelligence Brigade

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, I Corps

87th Engineer Sapper Company, 555th Engineer Brigade

play_circle_filled President Trump: Border force could grow to 15,000 troops The number of troops at the border is rapidly rising; but at what cost?

Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Fort Bliss, Texas

24th Press Camp Headquarters, 1st Armored Division

Fort Hood, Texas

89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps

Headquarters, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade

937th Engineer Sapper Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade

104th Engineer Construction, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade

289th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade

Deployed border troops are preparing for militias stealing their gear, protester violence, documents show An estimated 200 armed militia members are on the border and have stolen troops' gear in the past, DoD documents show.

Fort Knox, Kentucky

Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment, 19th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade

15th Engineer Company (Horizontal), 19th Engineer Battalion

541st Engineer Sapper Company, 19th Engineer Battalion

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

887th Engineer Support Company, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade

372nd Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade

74th Transportation Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade

Fort Riley, Kansas