EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- The military has designated a new National Defense Area in Yuma, Arizona, the fourth along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Yuma National Defense Area (YNDA) is part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border and will span about 32 miles, according to a news release from U.S. Northern Command. It's located next to the vast Barry M. Goldwater Complex, the training range for fighter pilots, and will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

Service members will be responsible for patrolling, the temporary detention of unauthorized personnel, maintenance, construction, and upgrading the existing and planned border barrier.

Since April, the Defense Department has established three other NDAs in New Mexico, El Paso, Texas, and Texas' Rio Grande Valley.

The New

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