Story by Staff Sgt. DeJon Williams | Texas Military Department | 07.23.2020
LAREDO, Texas – Along the south Texas border Guard Members put in many hours of their off time to serve the communities they now call home. Although many of the soldiers and airmen assigned to the border mission are far from their homes, they have still found a way to give back the new communities they now call, home....
Story by Capt. Maria Mengrone | Joint Task Force 136th (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) | 07.27.2018
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas National Guard conducted a transfer of authority on July 12, 2018, for Operation Guardian Support, the ongoing border mission prompted by the president’s call to enhance security along the U.S. southwestern border....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Ringle | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 06.09.2018
EL PASO, Texas –National Guardsmen deployed to the Southwest border for Operation Guardian Support work behind the scenes in areas of support that are delivering results for the U.S. Border Patrol stations in efficiencies, directly impacting agents’ availability out on the line. The support will not end anytime soon, according to the recent approval for OGS funding through fiscal year 2019....
Courtesy Story | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 06.09.2018
National Guard Troops filling crucial support roles for U.S. Border Patrol By Maj. Mike Perry, Operation Guardian Support Public Affairs EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in South Texas are returning to assigned patrol areas along the Mexico border thanks to Texas National Guard personnel assigned to Operation Guardian Support....
Story by Lt. Col. Cindi King | South Carolina National Guard | 05.22.2018
Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard headed to Texas yesterday, May 21, 2018, in support of Operation Guardian Support, President Trump’s mission to secure the southern border. One UH-72 Lakota helicopter from the 2-151 Aviation Battalion, along with three crew members departed from the Donaldson Flight facility in Greenville, after being delayed by weather conditions the......
