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According to the Diario Oficial de la Federación, over 200 U.S. soldiers have been authorized by the Mexican government to enter Cd. Juárez on June 23. México uses the Diario Oficial to formally announce government legislation to the public. Mexican law requires that the Mexican Senate authorize any incursion of foreign military forces into the country.
The Diario Oficial announced on June 13, that the Mexican Senate voted to allow Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador to allow US troops to arrive in Juárez to participate in the annual “Fuerzas Armadas 2024.”
The 220 U.S. military personnel will arrive in Juárez on board three Black Hawk helicopters and one heavy-lift Chinook helicopter. The authorized Black Hawks carry serial numbers 20859, 20863 and 20870. The Chinook carries serial number: 08452.
The U.S. soldiers will depart Juárez on June 29.
The Fuerzas Amigas are bilateral annual military cooperation exercises between both countries’ militaries to coordinate responses to national disasters, chemical and radiological emergencies.
The annual exercises have been conducted in various cities in both countries. In 2018, the Mexican military participated in joint exercises in Michigan. The 2022 Fuerzas Amigas exercises were conducted in Reynosa, while the 2023 exercises were conducted in various areas of the U.S.-México border.
Other US Troops To Follow In July And August
The deployment of U.S. forces on Mexican soil will not end this year with Fuerzas Amigas. According to the Senate’s authorization, two more U.S military contingents will enter México in July and August.
On July 15 through August 3rd, 180 U.S. soldiers will participate in exercises at Santa Gertridus in Chihuahua. Santa Gertrudris as a Mexican largescale training facility for Mexican military operations. The U.S. military personnel, part of the 82nd Paratroopers will arrive on board a Hercules C-130.
Another U.S. military contingent composed of 16 soldiers will participate in the State of México to help train Mexican personnel to respond to mas destruction incidents.
Military exercises between both nations have been ongoing for decades. They have been increasing in frequency in recent years.
This article appeared first in Spanish on our sister publication: Fronterizo News.
