Operation Faithful Patriot highlights

800 troops from fort knox, fort campbell on the way + existing 2,000 National Guard troops already there

DOD Mission to harden the capabilities with CBP and DHS

Reinforce border and points of entry at direction of dhs and cbp

Army Corp of engineers

3 combat engineering battalions

Military planning teams with Integrated command and control with dhs

3 medium lift helicopter companies with latest technology

Military police units

Airlift – (3) c-130’s and (1) c-17 ready for support

Deployable medical units

Command posts

150 miles of concertina wire deployable at direction at CBP

END OF this week 5,200 soldiers will arrive