The goal of the United States (U.S.) government is to use a whole of government approach to stability operations in countries around the world. Promoting stability reduces the threat of terrorism and secures the safety and welfare of U.S. interests. One particular area that most always requires security in a host-nation's stabilization is having a safe and secure border. This paper looks at and identifies the possible assistance that the U.S. Border Patrol could contribute to the whole of government approach to stability operations in host-nations outside of the Continental U.S. (OCONUS). The U.S. Border Patrol has been protecting the U.S. international borders between ports of entry since 1924. Historical interviews of U.S. Border Patrol agents who have contributed to stability operations OCONUS were used to identify the possible contributions and limitations to this process. The U.S. Border Patrol can fill gaps in U.S. military operations in order to secure a host-nation's borders and provide skills and expertise that could be offered to the whole of government approach to stability operations.

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