Border Security

The 13 junior Marines, all based at Camp Pendleton, have been charged for violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The move will not, however, prevent the Defense Department from moving forward with the plan.

Kelly stressed that the American public respects its military because troops "serve the nation in an apolitical way.

The Pentagon's support of Trump's effort to build sections of a wall on the southern U.S. border has angered many Democrats.

The Pentagon may never recover the diverted $3.6 billion, officials said.

The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

Marine and Naval Criminal Investigative Service officials have not released any details on the pending charges.

The Marines' ranks range from E-2 to E-4; all of them are currently assigned to the infantry.

The general in charge of U.S. troops on the southern border has no idea how long they'll remain.

One thousand Texas National Guardsmen will joint 1,100 active-duty troops on the border in the next several weeks.