Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Faba | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | 05.28.2025
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — U.S. Coast Guard units, Department of Homeland Security components and Canadian law enforcement agencies conducted enhanced border security operations along the Saint Marys River, May 24-25....
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck | National Guard Bureau | 05.13.2025
In an effort to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, Arizona National Guard members with Task Force SAFE — Stopping Arizona's Fentanyl Epidemic — support U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Arizona-Mexico border....
Story by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam | 02.28.2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The crew of USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) completed a multi-mission patrol from Feb. 3 to Feb. 24, 2025, strengthening maritime border security across the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surrounding Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and the approaches to our ports from the high seas. Covering nearly 1,700 nautical miles, the crew......
Story by Sandy Owens | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base | 01.28.2025
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, plays a......
Story by Maj. Michael Perry | Joint Task Force Lone Star | 03.06.2024
National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force Lone Star, along with law enforcement partners, seized 105 pounds of marijuana this week....
Story by Maj. Michael Perry | Joint Task Force Lone Star | 02.21.2024
Texas National Guard Soldiers, assigned to Task Force West, are holding the line along the Texas and Mexico border. Illegal migrant turn backs into Mexico have been increasing in the past weeks....
Story by Maj. Michael Perry | Joint Task Force Lone Star | 02.14.2024
Texas National Guard command and staff personnel, assigned to Joint Task Force Lone Star, conducted the first of several partner state operational in-briefs across the south Texas border region this week. The state National Guards included Florida, Missouri and Tennessee....
Story by Maj. Michael Perry | Joint Task Force Lone Star | 02.07.2024
Soldiers of the Texas National Guard are putting into action state of the art optical equipment to monitor illegal border crossings and criminal activity in Shelby Park....
