Tag: Strykers

Fort Carson Strykers Head to US-Mexico Border to Help with Immigration Enforcement

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division inspect a M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle at Fort Carson, Colorado, Feb. 24, 2025, in support of the southern border mission.

In brisk and windy weather Tuesday, Fort Carson soldiers eased roughly 20-ton Strykers onto flat rail cars for their trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to help with illegal immigration enforcement. The slow roll of the eight-wheeled Strykers was followed by the clanking of chains as soldiers tied down the vehicles. Other 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat […]

Fort Carson Strykers Cleared to Transport Border Patrol Agents

equipment test along the southern border in a Stryker armored vehicle at El Paso, Texas

Soldiers from Fort Carson have been cleared to transport Customs and Border Patrol agents while they assist with illegal-immigration enforcement. Northern Command said in a news release Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had granted military service members additional authority to assist with immigration enforcement, including transportation and helping “detect, track, and monitor movements” using […]