Corps, contractors conduct border barrier assessments [Image 17 of 17]

COLUMBUS, NM, UNITED STATES

04.11.2019

Photo by Jay Field 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee and contractor inspect the soil next to an existing vehicle barrier near Columbus, New Mexico, April 11. USACE is supporting the Department of Homeland Security's request to build pedestrian fencing, construct and improve roads, and install lighting within the Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, U.S. Border Patrol sectors following the Feb. 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Defense has the authority under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotic activities of federal law enforcement agencies.

• Date Taken: 04.11.2019
• Date Posted: 04.17.2019 17:29
• Photo ID: 5277082
• VIRIN: 190411-A-LY070-111
• Resolution: 3648x5472
• Size: 10.5 MB
• Location: COLUMBUS, NM, US