Courtesy Story | Program Executive Office, Aviation | 07.01.2025
The Program Executive Office Aviation hosted a transfer of ownership ceremony in Meridianville, Alabama, on June 5 to deliver the tenth modified UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Luke Clayton | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 09.28.2022
HONOLULU — Coast Guard inspectors with several federal and state agencies joined forces to conduct a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) in August to increase port security....
Story by Capt. Leyda Kanzler | Texas Military Department | 10.26.2020
The Texas National Guard has a history of securing the 1,885-mile-long border between Texas and Mexico, that dates back to the mid-1800’s and the Republic of Texas. Since the inception of the Texas National Guard, Guardsmen have supported law enforcement officials along the border whenever needed....
Story by Master Sgt. Michael Leslie | Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force | 04.15.2020
The Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force supports law enforcement agencies across the state to detect, interdict and deter the manufacturing and distribution of narcotics to keep communities safe. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this rings true more than ever....
Story by Staff Sgt. DeJon Williams | 136th Airlift Wing (Texas Air National Guard) | 01.08.2020
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Army and Air National Guard members from various states stationed along the Southwest Texas border work together with their local, state and federal law enforcement partners. National Guard members provide support for a variety of tasks on behalf of the U.S. Border Patrol in an effort to allow more agents to protect our nation’s border directly in the......
Story by Capt. Nadine Wiley De Moura | Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force | 07.16.2019
The 33rd cohort of the Department of Defense’s Executive Leadership Development Program graduated after completing a 10-month global tour of DOD components, June 5, 2019. The Texas Military Department hosted the 64 cohort members in a 16-stop statewide tour that showcased the National Guard’s vast inventory of assets, training and capabilities in April....
Story by Sgt. Andrew Valles | U.S. Army North | 12.19.2018
For Geospatial Engineers with the 543rd Engineer Detachment, U.S. Army North, the busiest part of any new mission comes at the beginning stages, and when the Department of Homeland Security requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance to secure the border from Texas to California, the 543rd EN Det. began their part of the Border Support mission by analyzing maps and......
Story by Sgt. Kyle Larsen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.07.2018
"Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer or to serve my country,” said Cpt. Raymond Akeriwe, 62nd Engineer Battalion. “It wasn't until I served at a Catholic Monastery, where I discovered my desire to join the priesthood. "As a boy growing up in West Africa, I aspired to live in the United States," he said. "I wanted the nice house and the big car like I saw on T.V." Akeriwe, a Ghanaian......
