The additional support of 1,500 active-duty troops consists of 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in California who will get their assignments along the border upon arrival.

Active duty troops deploying to U.S.-Mexico border, White House says. Cybele Mayes-Osterman Tom Vanden Brook Davis Winkie Joey Garrison USA TODAY 0:00 ...

There are already 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Army Reserve forces at the border, but no active-duty forces were present before this week, the AP reported.

The active-duty forces will join the roughly 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces already there. There are currently no active-duty troops working along the roughly 2,000-mile border.

The first is U.S. Northern Command's border mission that is based out of El Paso, Texas, and staffed by around 2,200 active-duty troops who are supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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About 5,900 active-duty troops initially deployed to the border. That number has come down to about 2,100, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, though the border deployment has been extended to Sept. 30.

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