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A California National Guardsmen keeps a vigilant watch in the Border Patrol's Radio Video Surveillance room. His job is to monitor a series of cameras strategically placed along the fence-line. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 3/9/2007

A California National Guardsmen keeps a vigilant watch in the Border Patrol's Radio Video Surveillance room. His job is to monitor a series of cameras strategically placed along the fence-line. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier, of Union, Ore., from Detachment 3, Bravo Company, 351 Aviation Maintenance, based out of Pendleton, Ore., performs maintenance on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Phoenix, Ariz. on Feb. 20. Dotson is serving in Arizona on Operation Jump Start, and the UH-60 Blackhawks are used for various aviation support missions, such as transportation of personnel, and supply of materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)
Date: 2/20/2007

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier, of Union, Ore., from Detachment 3, Bravo Company, 351 Aviation Maintenance, based out of Pendleton, Ore., performs maintenance on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Phoenix, Ariz. on Feb. 20. Dotson is serving in Arizona on Operation Jump Start, and the UH-60 Blackhawks are used for various aviation support missions, such as transportation of personnel, and supply of materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)

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NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. This is a view of the 1.5 mile road project from the top side; border fence is in the top left of the photo. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)
Date: 2/21/2007

NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. This is a view of the 1.5 mile road project from the top side; border fence is in the top left of the photo. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)

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NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. A concrete pump truck was called in to place concrete for the head wall of the first 60 inch culvert. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)
Date: 2/27/2007

NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. A concrete pump truck was called in to place concrete for the head wall of the first 60 inch culvert. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)

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Three Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers, who are not being identified for security reasons, keep an eye out for signs of illegal activity along the U.S. border with Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sasabe District in Arizona Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The Soldiers were recently involved in an incident along the border where members of their Entry Identification Team were approached by armed individuals near the border. After moving to a safer location to observe the individuals it was radioed to agents from the U.S. Border Patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 1/18/2007

Three Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers, who are not being identified for security reasons, keep an eye out for signs of illegal activity along the U.S. border with Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sasabe District in Arizona Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The Soldiers were recently involved in an incident along the border where members of their Entry Identification Team were approached by armed individuals near the border. After moving to a safer location to observe the individuals it was radioed to agents from the U.S. Border Patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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A Soldier with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, who is not being identified for security reasons, grades a road along the U.S--Mexico border in Arizona's Sonoita District, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. National Guardmembers have been constructing the road to allow for better access along that section of the border by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 1/18/2007

A Soldier with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, who is not being identified for security reasons, grades a road along the U.S--Mexico border in Arizona's Sonoita District, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. National Guardmembers have been constructing the road to allow for better access along that section of the border by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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California National Guard engineers are hard at work on the construction of a secondary fence in the San Diego Sector. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 3/9/2007

California National Guard engineers are hard at work on the construction of a secondary fence in the San Diego Sector. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier, of Portland, Ore., from Echo Company (Civil Engineer Unit), 3rd Battalion, 116th Calvary, based in Prineville, Ore., welds a railroad tie into place to create a vehicle barrier south of Sasabe, Ariz., on Jan. 19. The Guardsman is working in Arizona as part of Operation Jump Start, supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The barriers will be used to prevent vehicles from illegally crossing the Arizona-Mexico border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)
Date: 1/19/2007

An Oregon Army National Guard Soldier, of Portland, Ore., from Echo Company (Civil Engineer Unit), 3rd Battalion, 116th Calvary, based in Prineville, Ore., welds a railroad tie into place to create a vehicle barrier south of Sasabe, Ariz., on Jan. 19. The Guardsman is working in Arizona as part of Operation Jump Start, supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The barriers will be used to prevent vehicles from illegally crossing the Arizona-Mexico border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)

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NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. Members of the 842nd Engineer Company emplace concrete for a pad on a 60 inch culvert. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)
Date: 2/21/2007

NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. Members of the 842nd Engineer Company emplace concrete for a pad on a 60 inch culvert. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)

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NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. A concrete pump truck was called in to place concrete for the head wall of the first 60 inch culvert. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)
Date: 1/18/2007

A Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, uses binoculars to spot signs of illegal activity along the U.S. border with Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sasabe District in Arizona Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The Soldier was recently involved in an incident along the border where he and members of his Entry Identification Team were approached by armed individuals. After moving to a safer location to observe the individuals, the team reported the incident to U.S. Border Patrol agents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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The towns of Nogales, Ariz., left, and Nogales, Mexico, stand separated by a high concrete and steel fence, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. Many consider the area one of the most dangerous along the border with numerous reports from U.S. Border Patrol agents of being spit on, having rocks thrown at them, and gunfire. Despite the existence of a legal crossing point, enough illegal crossings occur happens to warrant 24-hour Border Patrol operations there. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 1/18/2007

The towns of Nogales, Ariz., left, and Nogales, Mexico, stand separated by a high concrete and steel fence, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. Many consider the area one of the most dangerous along the border with numerous reports from U.S. Border Patrol agents of being spit on, having rocks thrown at them, and gunfire. Despite the existence of a legal crossing point, enough illegal crossings occur happens to warrant 24-hour Border Patrol operations there. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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Bales of marijuana seized by the Border Patrol agents are stacked in an evidence room at the Nogales Border Patrol Station in Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2007, prior to being transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration. National Guardmembers participating in Operation Jump Start have been credited with helping the Border Patrol seize about 1,000 pounds of marijuana in the Nogales area alone. The colorful ropes tied to the marijuana bales are used by smugglers to sling the loads on their back for the border crossing. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)
Date: 1/17/2007

Bales of marijuana seized by the Border Patrol agents are stacked in an evidence room at the Nogales Border Patrol Station in Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2007, prior to being transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration. National Guardmembers participating in Operation Jump Start have been credited with helping the Border Patrol seize about 1,000 pounds of marijuana in the Nogales area alone. The colorful ropes tied to the marijuana bales are used by smugglers to sling the loads on their back for the border crossing. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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A small fence separates densely populated Tijuana, Mexico, right, from the United States in the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector. Construction is underway to extend a secondary fence over the top of this hill and eventually to the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 3/12/2007

A small fence separates densely populated Tijuana, Mexico, right, from the United States in the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector. Construction is underway to extend a secondary fence over the top of this hill and eventually to the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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An Oregon Air National Guard member, of Gresham, Ore., from the 142nd Fighter Wing Communications Flight, Portland Air National Guard Base, scales a communications tower near Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 18 to conduct an inspection of the tower. The Guardsman is deployed to Arizona in support of Operation Jump Start and is assigned to the Repeater Team in Tucson, Ariz. which is supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in upgrading their communications system. The inspection survey is part of this upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)
Date: 1/18/2007

An Oregon Air National Guard member, of Gresham, Ore., from the 142nd Fighter Wing Communications Flight, Portland Air National Guard Base, scales a communications tower near Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 18 to conduct an inspection of the tower. The Guardsman is deployed to Arizona in support of Operation Jump Start and is assigned to the Repeater Team in Tucson, Ariz. which is supporting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in upgrading their communications system. The inspection survey is part of this upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trish Harris, 142nd Fighter Wing - Visual Information)

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NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. The cat operator, is opening up the top section of the road project with a D-7 dozer. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)
Date: 2/16/2007

NOGALES, Ariz. South Dakota Army National Guardsmen, supporting the Southwest Border Patrol by participating in Operation Jump Start, are continuing their assigned mission to complete the construction of a 1.5 mile section of road just east of the town of Nogales along the U.S.-Mexico border. The cat operator, is opening up the top section of the road project with a D-7 dozer. (Army National Guard photo by Warrant Officer Brian Maschino)

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A Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, points to a hilltop, Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sasabe District in Arizona where he heard gunfire prior to an incident involving armed individuals approaching a National Guard Entry Identification Team near the U.S. border with Mexico. After moving to a safer location to observe the individuals, the team reported the incident to the Border Patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 1/18/2007

A Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, points to a hilltop, Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sasabe District in Arizona where he heard gunfire prior to an incident involving armed individuals approaching a National Guard Entry Identification Team near the U.S. border with Mexico. After moving to a safer location to observe the individuals, the team reported the incident to the Border Patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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An Arizona Army National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, welds a railroad track to a support beam as part of an obstacle along the U.S. border with Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sonoita District in Arizona Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The obstacles are designed to discourage illegal aliens from coming into the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)
Date: 1/18/2007

An Arizona Army National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, welds a railroad track to a support beam as part of an obstacle along the U.S. border with Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Sonoita District in Arizona Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007. The obstacles are designed to discourage illegal aliens from coming into the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde)

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A Border Patrol agent and a National Guard Citizen-Soldier monitor surveillance equipment at the Nogales Border Patrol Station in Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2007. Linked to cameras and sensors along the U.S. border with Mexico, the equipment allows agents and Guardmembers to detect suspected illegal aliens and smugglers. Up to 6,000 Guardmembers are helping the Border Patrol secure the border under Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)
Date: 1/17/2007

A Border Patrol agent and a National Guard Citizen-Soldier monitor surveillance equipment at the Nogales Border Patrol Station in Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2007. Linked to cameras and sensors along the U.S. border with Mexico, the equipment allows agents and Guardmembers to detect suspected illegal aliens and smugglers. Up to 6,000 Guardmembers are helping the Border Patrol secure the border under Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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