Two Marines based at Camp Pendleton were killed and a third was in "serious" condition after the vehicle they were in crashed near the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.
According to military officials, it happened on New Mexico's Highway 9 near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station in Santa Teresa, New Mexico as reported by NBC. The area is about 13 miles north of El Paso and adjacent to the border.
The Marines were assigned to the task force, which this year consolidated military command at the border after President Trump tapped the defense budget for the effort.
The identities of the two Marines who died were not immediately released pending notification of their families.
In March, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered nearly 3,000 active-duty troops to amass at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Trump's effort to shut down immigration and drug traffic.
The cause of the crash was under investigation according to the joint task force.
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