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Name released as search continues for missing Texas Guardsman
Evans went missing on Friday as he jumped into the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass along the U.S.-Mexico border in a section of the river known to have strong currents.
Maine Guard soldier accused of sexually abusing colleague while deployed to southern border
The assault took place in December while the Maine National Guard were deployed in Arizona.
The Texas Guardsman arrested at the border for sexual assault was fired last year by county sheriff
A 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.
Pentagon: Troop contingent on border ‘pretty much peaked’
The number of U.S. active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border has “pretty much peaked” at the current total of 5,800, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press