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AI Summary: This is a policy document - specifically an Executive Order issued by the President regarding the military's role in protecting U.S. territorial integrity. This regulation provides a comprehensive directive for the U.S. military to prioritize protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States, with a specific focus on border security. The order instructs the Secretary of Defense to modify the Unified Command Plan and establish new planning requirements for United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) to seal borders and repel what are characterized as forms of invasion, including unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling, and other criminal activities. The regulation declares a National Emergency along the southern border and mandates that USNORTHCOM develop both immediate and ongoing strategies to maintain border security, including conducting continuous assessments of options to protect U.S. sovereign territory. The order emphasizes the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief and highlights the military's historical responsibility in protecting national boundaries, while also including standard provisions that clarify the order does not create enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing laws and available appropriations.