The U.S. Northern Command says 500 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division will be based in Fort Huachuca — in southeastern Arizona — to support "the effort to take operational control of the southern border.

Officials announced that approximately 500 soldiers from Fort Drum’s 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) are deploying to Fort Huachuca, in support of the Southern Border mission.

Approximately 500 soldiers from Fort Drum will be deployed to the Southern Border. They will carry out presidential orders to safeguard the nation's territorial integrity and

Approximately 500 U.S. Army soldiers from New York are headed to Arizona as part of ongoing efforts to improve security and operations at the southern border

Soldiers from the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, a light infantry division based at Fort Drum, N.Y., are being deployed to Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

About 500 soldiers from Fort Drum will be deploying to the United States-Mexico border, Army officials announced Wednesday. The 10th Mountain Division personnel will serve as a Joint Task Force headquarters charged with overseeing units from across the military services,