More On Mexico

The border mission with no name will continue past Christmas and through the end of January, the DoD announced on Tuesday.

The Pentagon is likely to extend the deployment of border troops to Jan. 31.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis weighed in on a late-night memo from White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.

Some of the thousands of active-duty troops deployed to the border in Texas and Arizona are likely to shift to California.

The number of troops currently at the border to support the DHS is likely the highest it will get.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans to visit U.S. troops stationed on the southwest border on Wednesday.

Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines will take part in Operation Faithful Patriot.

The word "heroic" was reportedly described as being "value-charged" and an education panel suggested doing away with it.

Three U.S. senators argue that sending JAGs to the Mexican border would add strain to an overloaded justice system.

The DoD is ready to work with the Department of Health and Human Services on the issue, a Pentagon spokesperson said.