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USNORTHCOM sends over 1,000 troops to the southern border

USNORTHCOM deploys more than 1,000 additional service members to the southern border
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USNORTHCOM, Colo. (KOAA) — U.S. Northern Command has deployed more than 1,000 additional service members to the southern border.

The border task force operates under NORTHCOM at Peterson Space Force Base, but the military members come from all over the U.S.

Those deployed will have several different jobs at the border, including the following:

  • providing medical support
  • operational support
  • engineering support

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Backlash in Colorado as National Park Signs Urge Visitors to Report 'Negative' Views About America

The signage went up at National Parks sites nationwide per executive order, but Amache and Sand Creek descendants want history preserved. Just days after the new signs, a small act of defiance surfaced at Amache National Historic Site.

Backlash in Colorado as National Park Signs Urge Visitors to Report 'Negative' Views About America

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