Arizona National Guard to be deployed
UPDATE (4:20 P.M.)
According to the Associated Press, Arizona will now be sending 338 National Guard troops to the Mexico border.
ORIGINAL STORY
As part of the Department of Homeland Security border security mission, the Arizona National Guard will deploy 225 members of the Guard Monday to support border security measures.
Governor Doug Ducey will be on hand today to see them off at 11:30 a.m.
Guardsmen will be sent to the border to provide mission-enhancing capabilities that will help U.S. Customs and Border Protection increase operational control of the region.
The Guard will provide air support, reconnaissance support, operational support, construction of border infrastructure and logistical support.
In a Tweet sent Monday morning, Ducey said some of the troops will be sent to Yuma, Ariz.
