There has been a 200% increase in SOF missions over the past three years, the defense secretary said.
The service members were deployed in support of ongoing security operations at the southern border.
By Tara Copp, AP
The confirmation came after recovery teams pulled the soldiers' M88 Hercules armored vehicle from a swamp Sunday night.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
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