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    Texas National Guard adds 45 drone pilots to OLS

    When 1st Lt. Austin Laughlin started on Operation Lone Star, the mission was daunting. He and his company were responsible for preventing illegal border crossings in a 25-miles stretch along the Rio Grande River in Zapata County. While the county wasn’t known for particularly high traffic, it was known for being undermanned in its vast expanses of thick over growth that provide a perfect route for those travelers who want to remain undetected. One tactic for finding the clandestine migrants, developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety, was the use of drones in conjunction with groups of elite soldiers from the Texas National Guard, called “brush teams.” The brush teams would use the information provided from the DPS...

    01.04.2023 | AUSTIN, TX, US | Story by Staff Sgt. Mark Otte

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    Go Spurs Go 2023

    U.S. Army Capt. Quince Easter, staff officer with 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Task Force Mustang," 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, accompanied by fellow Soldiers gives a shout-out to the San Antonio Spurs, of San Antonio, TX, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2023. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Sam De Leon, 36th CAB Public Affairs)

    Taken: 01.12.2023 | Video by Staff Sgt. Samuel De Leon

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    Texas National Guard SRF practices riot control

    Texas National Guard SRF practices riot control

    Soldiers of the Texas National Guard Military Police company practice riot training, Dec. 19, 2022, as part of the required training to deploy to the border.

    Taken: 12.19.2022 | Photo by Sgt. JASON ARCHER

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    Texas National Guard adds 45 drone pilots to OLS
    01.04.2023 | Story by Staff Sgt. Mark Otte
    In response to the increase in illegal border traffic, TMD is preparing to train 45 new drone pilots. While those pilots will initially work directly with DPS, Laughlin said that eventually the drones will be spread out, working independently to expand the number of brush teams across the border.
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    01.12.2023 | Video by Staff Sgt. Samuel De Leon
    U.S. Army Capt. Quince Easter, staff officer with 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Task Force Mustang," 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National...
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    Texas State Guard (Texas Military Forces)
    111th Engineer Battalion
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    Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force
    136th Airlift Wing (Texas Air National Guard)
    100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
    72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (36th ID, TXARNG)
    56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (36th ID, TXARNG)
    71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (36th ID, TXARNG)
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    176th Engineer Brigade (36th ID, TXARNG)
    36th Sustainment Brigade (36th ID, TXARNG)
    254th Combat Communications Group (Texas Air National Guard)
    149th Fighter Wing Public Affairs (Texas Air National Guard)
    147th Attack Wing Public Affairs (Texas Air National Guard)
    Texas Air National Guard (Texas Military Forces)
    136th Regiment - Regional Training Institute (TXARNG)
    71st Theater Information Operations Group (TXARNG)
    36th Infantry Division (TXARNG)