Overview
- Officials detailed a 99,388-strong deployment spanning Armed Forces, public security and private guards, organized into three joint task forces for each host city plus seven groupings for team training sites.
- The plan layers security rings around stadiums, airports, hotels and fan zones and equips forces with 2,100 military vehicles, 378 escort units, 24 aircraft, drones and anti-drone systems, 188 canine teams and 3,240 AI-enabled cameras with facial recognition.
- Airspace will be tightly managed through five-tier aerial surveillance using radar aircraft, reconnaissance platforms and combat jets (F-5 and T-6+ Texan II), with special zones to be published via NOTAMs.
- The Navy will field 12,241 personnel to reinforce ports, airports and coastal areas, while local deployments and upgrades include 17,700 personnel dedicated to Guadalajara and new automated border controls and screening at Mexico City’s airport targeted for completion by May.
- Across the border, U.S. host cities say $625 million in congressional security grants remain undisbursed by FEMA/DHS, with officials warning late-March deadlines for Fan Fest construction and staffing could slip without funds.