Texas National Guard Strengthens Border Security Operations in Lower Rio Grande Valley

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Video by Pvt. Steven Day

Texas National Guard Strengthens Border Security Operations in Lower Rio Grande Valley

Joint Task Force Lone Star

March 6, 2024 | 1:49

Warrant Officer Linn Allvord, the watercraft technician officer in charge of airboat training, teaches a class of Texas National Guardsmen how to operate an air boat safely on the Rio Grande River near Brownsville, TX, Feb 21, 2024. Sergeant Jake Jordan, the Surge Response Team 1 Sergeant in charge of reinforcing the border barriers in Task Force South, describes his team's mission to expand the Anti-Climb Barriers further on the banks of the border river near Brownsville, TX, Feb 21, 2024. Texas National Guard border security operations play a crucial role in keeping the soldiers defending the Southern border well trained and proficient in their assigned duties, strengthening the Operation Lone Star mission capabilities to protect Texas from the harmful effects of illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. (Texas National guard video produced by Operation Lone Star Public Affairs)