McKinley visits border mission National Guard troops in CaliforniaThe chief of the National Guard Bureau visited the Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the southwest border mission here Dec. 14. ...
December 21, 2010

National Guard 'hugely beneficial' to Southwest border missionNational Guard troops deployed to the U.S. border with Mexico are boosting Border Patrol agents’ efforts here, a senior Customs and Border Protection agent said Tuesday...
December 15, 2010

Guard assists agents in apprehending illegal aliensNational Guard personnel helped U.S. Border Patrol agents with the apprehension of 19 illegal aliens, and in deterring suspected contraband from entering the country this past weekend...
October 19, 2010

Arizona Guard in place on borderThe Arizona National Guard has met their target date of Oct. 1 for the deployment of 560 Soldiers and Airmen in support of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
October 4, 2010

NGB general visits California border troopsTo gain a broader picture of operations on the Southwest border, Army Maj. Gen. Peter M. Aylward, special assistant to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited all four border states last week, saving California for last...
September 23, 2010

Inside the California Guard's border security missionIn the month since becoming fully operational on the U.S.-Mexico border, the California National Guard members assigned to Joint Task Force Sierra have launched a three-pronged attack to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in its mission...
September 22, 2010

National Guard reaches 1,200 mark on borderSlightly more than 1,200 National Guard members from the four Southwest border states are in training or already deployed in support of the border mission, a Guard official announced today...
September 17, 2010

Guard presence on border deters threatsThe presence of National Guard troops along the Southwest border has provided U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents with an additional resource to counter drug smuggling, human trafficking and other threats along the border, senior Guard officials said this week...
September 17, 2010

Border mission 'not unique' for GuardsmenAlmost 1,100 National Guard members are on duty on the Southwest border performing a mission that is very familiar to many of them, a Guard official said today...
September 3, 2010

National Guard deployment to Southwest border on trackAfter several weeks of training, more than 800 National Guardsmen in four states are now taking up their positions alongside border patrol agents in the Southwest, a Guard official said today...
September 1, 2010

Arizona Guard will be ‘very effective’ on borderThis week, Arizona National Guard members will begin to deploy to the Southwest border, and a state Guard official said he believes this mission is a perfect fit for them...
August 31, 2010

Operation Copper Cactus: Arizona Guard prepares for border missionNational Guard troops are training this week to take up positions along the U.S. border with Mexico here and elsewhere in the four Southwest border states...
August 27, 2010

California Guardsmen train for border missionWaves of California National Guard troops met here in late July to prepare for the upcoming Southwest border mission and prove they are qualified and ready to participate in the yearlong Task Force Sierra effort...
August 13, 2010

California Guard scouts locations for border operationsThe California National Guard is scouting locations with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make the best use of 260 Soldiers and Airmen, who will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border this fall. ..
August 13, 2010

Guard troops receive orders, training for border dutyAbout one-third of the 1,200 troops that have been authorized to support the DHS-requested Southwest border mission have received their orders, Guard officials said today...
August 12, 2010

Guard disputes missed deadline on Southwest borderDespite recent media reports, no deadlines have been missed in the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard members to the Southwest border, a Guard official said today...
August 4, 2010

National Guard ramps up Southwest border supportNational Guard troops in four states are in training today as they prepare to join colleagues already supporting Border Patrol agents on the nation’s Southwest border...
August 2, 2010

National Guard to deploy troops to Mexican borderThe National Guard is sending 1,200 troops to the Southwest border states to provide temporary support for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, officials announced today...
July 26, 2010

California governor deploys Guard to Southwest borderGovernor Schwarzenegger has issued General Order Number 2010-01 directing the California National Guard to temporarily support federal efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border...
July 26, 2010

Guard to deploy to border Aug. 1Starting Aug. 1, up to 1,200 National Guard troops will deploy to the Southwest border with Mexico Aug. 1, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said in a joint announcement with Obama administration officials at the Pentagon here today...
July 19, 2010