Soldier indicted for car crash that killed Guardsman on border missionWithin hours of the accident, the Guard task force commander issued a new policy memo banning possession and consumption of alcohol.By Zamone Perez3 months ago
Pentagon’s US-Mexico border mission extends for another yearUp to 2,500 troops are authorized through September 2023.By Meghann Myers3 months ago
This is what it’ll take to end the military’s border missionFederalized troops have been deploying to the border since 2018.By Meghann Myers9 months ago
Texas Guard’s border mission nearly out of cash, top general says The cost for Operation Lone Star, which has deployed 10,000 service members, has ballooned to more than $2 billion a year.By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie10 months ago
Pentagon extends border deployment for active duty troops through SeptemberActive duty troops were first sent to the border in October 2018 to secure it from an arriving caravan of migrants.By Tara Copp4 years ago
The Texas Guardsman arrested at the border for sexual assault was fired last year by county sheriffA National Guard member arrested on a sexual assault charge while serving on the U.S.-Mexico border lost his job as a county jailer last year after being arrested for drunken driving and allegedly lying to investigators.4 years ago