President Donald Trump pledged Monday to send more troops to the U.S. border with Mexico under an emergency declaration that he intends to sign soon after entering the White House for his second term in office.

Army and Air National Guard troops from across the nation arrived in Washington last week to provide support and security during the 60th Presidential Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.

Capt. Ricky Kuhn relinquished command of the North Dakota National Guard’s 817th Engineer Company to his older brother, Capt. Toby Kuhn, last week during a change of command ceremony in Jamestown, N.D.

Members of the Connecticut National Guard and the Connecticut State Police will join security efforts for the U.S. Presidential Inauguration in Washington Monday.

The Idaho National Guard deployed 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 80 soldiers to Ft. Belvoir, Va., on Jan. 10 and 11 in support of the Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan mission.

A monthslong wait for needed repairs that saw six Air National Guard attack jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily should come to an end this week.

The force will support federal and local firefighting crews, military police and eight C-130 aircraft equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems, or MAFFs.

The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing based at Joe Foss Field recently agreed to exchange F-16 aircrafts with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing based in Fort Wayne, creating an opportunity for both units to work on teamwork, mission readiness and capabilities.

The 60th presidential inauguration is just more than a week away, and U.S. service members are preparing to play their roles.

The Defense Department is sending 10 Navy helicopters to help fight wildfires in California, U.S. officials said Wednesday.