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Divisions in the Dirt: The Army’s plan for the next big war
After decades of being a brigade-focused Army, the shift is on to the division fight. Training will only get tougher.
By Todd South
Texas Guardsman charged with human smuggling after high-speed chase
Authorities said the Guardsman turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and fled, leading to a 15-mile chase at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune
Arkansas National Guard deploys to U.S.-Mexico border
Roughly 40 Arkansas guardsmen will deploy from April 1 to May 30 to Eagle Pass, Texas, according to the governor’s office.
By Hunter Field, Arkansas Advocate
Guard officials probing Texas general’s appearance at Trump rally
The Texas adjutant general stood in uniform beside the former president during a campaign event on immigration policy.
Texas to build 80-acre border base for National Guard troops
Troops are scattered around the area, living in tents, hotels and private residences, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
Lighten the load: The Army’s plan to save time by shedding excess gear
To save time and ditch unneeded gear, the Army recently began a pilot program to expedite removing excess equipment from unit inventories.
By Todd South
Guard officer deployed to border reprimanded after assault guilty plea
A New Hampshire National Guard officer who led a battalion on the southern U.S. border received a reprimand following a guilty to assault.
Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’
The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.
By Todd South
Texas Guard standoff with feds continues, despite Supreme Court ruling
Texas National Guard and state troopers are still rolling out concertina wire and preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing a portion of the border.
Supreme Court says Texas Guard can’t block federal agents from border
The order effectively maintains long-running precedent that the federal government — not individual states — has authority to enforce border security.
By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune
Border standoff peaks between Texas Guard and the federal government
A park on the Rio Grande is the new focus of a long battle over border enforcement that’s reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune