Ka kammala wannan magana: A ranar 15 ga Maris, 1916, Pershing ya jagoranci wani kamfen zuwa Mexico don kama Pancho Villa. Wannan tafiyar ba ta da kayan aiki kuma an hana shi ta hanyar rashin wadata saboda lalacewar Quartermaster Corps. Ko da yake an yi magana game da yaki a kan iyaka har tsawon shekaru, ba a dauki matakai ba don samar da kayan aiki don tafiya. Duk da wannan da sauran matsalolin, irin su rashin taimako daga tsohuwar gwamnatin Mexico, da kuma ƙin yarda da sojojin Amurka su safarar sojoji da kayan aiki a kan hanyoyin jirgin kasa, Pershing ya shirya kuma ya umurci rundunar sojojin Amurka da ta yi amfani da jiragen ruwa na Mexico.
Rundunar 'Yan Kasar Mexico, wata runduna mai dauke da makamai 10,000 da suka shiga cikin Mexico mai rikici. Sun fatattaki 'yan tawayen Villa, amma sun kasa kama shi.