1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,659 --> 00:00:06,326 We've been doing , we started 3 00:00:06,326 --> 00:00:08,103 operations here . We we've been 4 00:00:08,103 --> 00:00:10,159 clearing out some of that debris and 5 00:00:10,159 --> 00:00:12,215 the cane that's growing over the the 6 00:00:12,215 --> 00:00:14,437 ledge there on the bank . This makes it 7 00:00:14,437 --> 00:00:16,548 easier for border patrol to operate . 8 00:00:17,969 --> 00:00:20,136 First we came down with the dozer kind 9 00:00:20,136 --> 00:00:22,750 of widened up this road area , um , 10 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:25,346 then we came over with the grader to 11 00:00:25,346 --> 00:00:27,457 kind of level things off that allowed 12 00:00:27,457 --> 00:00:29,568 us to get our excavator down there to 13 00:00:29,568 --> 00:00:31,623 work on a level playing field and be 14 00:00:31,623 --> 00:00:33,512 able to scrape away that debris . 15 00:00:41,290 --> 00:00:43,709 Press , I honestly have noticed is just 16 00:00:43,709 --> 00:00:47,009 a natural deterrent . Just being out 17 00:00:47,009 --> 00:00:49,342 here is kind of like OK , show of force , 18 00:00:49,342 --> 00:00:51,330 being a presence . And it works . 19 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,500 We're trained and very to do various 20 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:00,667 things , you know , it's not only just 21 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:03,110 combat , uh , and then utilizing our , 22 00:01:03,569 --> 00:01:05,736 our group of engineers that's out here 23 00:01:05,736 --> 00:01:07,736 like them to just appreciate to say 24 00:01:07,736 --> 00:01:09,736 like hey our guys can do that too . 25 00:01:12,449 --> 00:01:14,616 Texas Guard is just the labor entity . 26 00:01:14,616 --> 00:01:16,893 It's just the force . It's the present . 27 00:01:16,893 --> 00:01:18,949 As much as I'm a soldier first , you 28 00:01:18,949 --> 00:01:21,060 know , I'm a person too , right ? And 29 00:01:21,060 --> 00:01:20,080 that matters .