Commandant Gen. David Berger made the comment as the number of U.S. troops on the Continent recently reached 100,000 for the first time in nearly two decades.
Staff from the U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Center for Immigration Studies spoke to the commission during its virtual meeting.
After Russia launched its attack on Ukraine last week, the entire brigade was ordered to Hohenfels, Germany, where it will gather its weapons and vehicles and train before potentially deploying to bolster NATO defenses on its eastern flank.
In his 62-minute State of the Union address, the president vowed better care for veterans afflicted by illnesses believed to be caused by burn pit exposure.