U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will be visiting troops in El Paso, according to a post by Hegseth on X. Hegseth announced his visit to the southern border, along with Joint Task Force North, a joint service command comprised of active-duty and reserve soldiers based in Fort Bliss.

Defense Secretary Hegseth plans to visit Fort Bliss and the U.S.-Mexico border to assess military support for border security.

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Fort Bliss is providing “additional support” and training for the border mission in response to the national emergency declared by the Trump Administration,

Amid record-low illegal crossings, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tours southern border with border czar Tom Homan.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will visit Fort Bliss and the southern border on Monday, Feb. 3, Fort Bliss announced. Hegseth will visit Joint Task Force North, which is headquartered at Fort Bliss.