139 US Troops Cleared to Enter Mexico for Joint Training in Chihuahua
The authorization allows a company-sized contingent to train with Mexican forces and bars arrests, intelligence missions and independent operations.
- Mexico's Senate approved the temporary entry of 139 U.S. military personnel for training exercises in Chihuahua, expanding bilateral defense cooperation at a particularly sensitive moment in relations between the two countries.
- Washington's expanding campaign against Latin American criminal organizations has prompted Mexico to deploy approximately 10,000 National Guard and 3,000 Army personnel to its northern border amid escalating tensions.
- Lawmakers authorized several similar training visits this year: 19 Navy personnel in February, 35 for World Cup security in March, and 96 service members in April for amphibious exercises.
- Despite supporting coordinated training with Washington, President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected President Donald Trump's proposals for American forces to conduct independent anti-cartel operations on Mexican soil.
- The American contingent will train at the National Training Center in Santa Gertrudis and is scheduled to depart Mexico by Sept. 30, according to Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo.
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139 US troops cleared to enter Mexico for joint training in Chihuahua
Among the simulated combat exercises U.S. and Mexican military personnel will conduct are the destruction of sniper positions; the seizure of an airfield; an air assault; the destruction of a fuel-supply point; and the capture and extraction of a target using live fire.
Personnel from US 101st Airborne Division will take part in exercises
US troops authorized to enter Mexico for joint training
Mexico has authorized the entry of 139 US troops for joint training exercises in Chihuahua as pressure mounts from Washington to curb drug trafficking. This decision comes amid strained relations following the deaths of two CIA agents in the region, despite Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s previous rejection of US military intervention.
The "Joint Specialized Exercise" will take place for ten days at the National Training Center, Santa Gertrudis, Chihuahua
The group will settle at the end of December at the military base of Santa Gertrudis, Chihuahua, the same state where the controversy over the presence of CIA agents broke loose
The Senate approved the entry of 139 U.S. military personnel into Mexico to participate in joint exercises in Chihuahua from September 20 to 30.
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