Military medical units get deployment orders to Guantánamo Orders to deploy medical personnel suggest the Trump administration is contemplating an extended stay for people at the U.S. base in Cuba.

Texas Military Department soldiers, airmen, and state guardsmen guard the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lonestar, Aug. 3, 2022. (Texas Military Department photo by Sgt. Jason Archer) ...

An order obtained by NPR on Wednesday that was sent to service members showed that they were instructed about a deployment for more than 180 days, to a location that was redacted.

CNN was among the first to report the deployment order for between 200 and 250 MPs from Bragg. A Pentagon official confirmed to Military.com that the MPs are from the XVIII Airborne Corps.

President Donald Trump ordered defense officials to come up with a plan in the next 10 days to seal off the U.S. border with Mexico, including the possible deployment of more troops, drones ...