US military troops come in active-duty, Guard, and reserve forces. Here's what each one does.
US military forces do a lot at home and abroad, but the different types of troops and the rules for each can be confusing.
The Christian Science Monitor11d
Trump taps the military for immigration crackdown. Are there limits to using troops?
President Trump’s use of the U.S. military for border security and immigration enforcement are pushing boundaries on the role ...
ABC News13d
Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
Testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was responsible for the deaths of a Chilean flamingo on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal on Jan ... flu strain the US public health ...
The Bradford Era14d
Penn Highlands DuBois receives Defense awards
Penn Highlands DuBois received the U.S. Department of Defense’s Patriotic Employer and Seven Seals awards this week.
BBC18d
Seal colony's pup numbers up 70% on last year
A grey seal colony in Suffolk has seen a 70% year-on-year increase in pups. The National Trust revealed last year that Orford Ness had become home to the county's first breeding colony of grey seals.
Business Standard18d
Pentagon sending up to 1,500 active-duty troops to secure US-Mexico border
The active duty forces will join the roughly 2,500 US National Guard and Reserve forces already there ... and the remainder will be army personnel. Troops have done similar duties in support of Border ...
Associated Press19d
Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
He attended various events and signed executive orders and memorandums. Dogs are near a border wall separating Mexico from the United States Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory ...
Breaking Defense19d
As Trump orders troops, airlift assets to border, long-term impact is unclear
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending 1,000 Army soldiers and 500 Marines to the ... military personnel along the border supporting the US Customs and Border Protection mission, so today ...
New York Post19d
Pentagon sending as many as 1.5K active duty troops to secure US-Mexico border
REUTERS The active duty forces would join the roughly 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces already ... secretary to come up with a plan to “seal the borders” and repel “unlawful ...
Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border, officials say
It remains to be seen if they will end up doing law enforcement, which would put American troops in a dramatic new role.
Detroit News19d
Pentagon sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border
The active duty forces will join the roughly 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces already there ... and the remainder will be Army. Troops have done similar duties in support of Border ...
The Hill19d
Raskin: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters ‘a reserve army of political foot soldiers’
“Are they being released as a reserve army of political foot soldiers to act on behalf of MAGA and Donald Trump?” Raskin told CNN’s Erin Burnett during an appearance on the network Tuesday ...