U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Brian Hegseth reports, morning of 30JAN2025, about efforts to use Guantanamo Bay, on Cuba, to hold violent illegals. Video via Department of Defense:
CALIFORNIA: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) video showing the capture of illegals, about 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma, by the crew of Cutter Terrell Horne (WPC-1131) during the early morning of 28JAN2025:
The USCG delivers illegals, captured 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma, to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP, aka Border Patrol) on 28JAN2025.
On 31JAN2025, two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron [VMM] 161-Marine Aircraft Group 16-3rd Marine Aircraft Wing) were assigned to help Border Patrol and National Guard conduct operations along the California/Mexico border. I edited down video via Staff Sergeant Luc Boatman:
FLORIDA:Crew from USCG Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) offload more than 8-thousand pounds of cocaine (captured on the Eastern Pacific Ocean) on Port Everglades, 27JAN2025.
At the end of January, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron [VP] 45), began patrolling the U.S. southern border.
NEW MEXICO:Under Task Force Sentinel, National Guard personnel, and equipment (like this Arizona National Guard UH-72 Lakota), from several states are assisting the Border Patrol on the Dona Ana Airport, which helps to cover the El Paso Sector.
TEXAS:USCG Marine Safety Security Team (MSST) Houston, and the Border Patrol, patrolling on the Rio Grande River, 28JAN2025.
A militiaman with the 877th Engineer Company, Georgia Army National Guard supports Border Patrol operations along the southern border in Del Rio, Texas.
“U.S. Northern Command is aggressively bolstering security at the southern border. For initial actions, Soldiers and Marines are immediately deploying to seamlessly integrate with forces already along the border and working together with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection. In a matter of days, we will have nearly doubled the number of forces along the border, effectively implementing the President’s intent while planning and posturing for expanded efforts to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States.”-General Gregory M. Guillot, U.S. Northern Command (NorthCom)
On 20JAN2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Orders (EO), including a national emergency declaration, concerning the southern U.S. border. Under Title 10, NorthCom is deploying 1-thousand-5-hundred Regular (active duty) military personnel to assist the 2-thousand-5-hundred military personnel already working the U.S./Mexico border.
Operation Lone Star is still in effect. The Texas Military Department-Air National Guard and Department of Public Safety conducted a Migration Operational Readiness Exercise (MORE) in Roma, 20JAN2025.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) deployed a Boeing C-17 Globemaster-3 to Fort Bliss, Texas, to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP, aka Border Patrol) deport illegals on 23JAN2025, video via Sergeant First Class Nicholas J. De La Pena:
On 23JAN2025, during the day USAF C-130s delivered the U.S. Army’s 401st Military Police Company to Fort Bliss, Texas, and then during the night the 41st Engineer Company arrived, for duty on the border with Mexico. I edited together videos via Sergeant Logan Ubaldo Lechuga and Sergeant First Class Nicholas J. De La Pena:
On 24JAN2025, USMC Bell-Boeing MV-22B Ospreys, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161-Marine Air Control Group 16-3rd Marine Aircraft Wing on Brown Field Municipal Airport in Otay Mesa, California, transported palletized concertina wire to the border with Mexico. Video via Sergeant Gabriel Tavarez:
On 25JAN2025, U.S. Air Force 62nd Air Wing Boeing C-17 Globemaster-3 delivers the U.S. Army’s 23rd Military Police Company-716th Military Police Battalion-16th Military Police Brigade to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, video via Lance Corporal Alexander Vaughn:
On 25JAN2025, USMC 1st Combat Engineer Battalion-1st Marine Division reinforce the wall near San Ysidro, California. Video via Staff Sergeant Luc Boatman:
Local Chicago, Illinois, news media reporting that on 26JAN2025 Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) began what is called Enhanced Targeted Operations (ETO). The Chicago ETO arrests added to the nationwide Sunday total of 956 arrests! Chicago ICE video via Todd Packard:
Texas Army National Guard board CH-47 Chinooks on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, as part of the Texas Tactical Border Force.
USMC’s 1st Combat Engineer Battalion-1st Marine Division reinforce the border wall near San Ysidro, 27JAN2025, video via Corporal Logan Courtright:
21JAN2024, Texas Air National Guard deploys the Modular Mobile Surveillance System, or M2S2, surveillance system:
Army Aviation Support Facility-1, Salem, Oregon, 19JAN 2024. Oregon National Guard photo by John Hughel.
On 19JAN2024, the Oregon Army National Guard’s Detachment 1- Company Alpha-1st Battalion–112th Aviation returned home from a 12 months deployment with other National Guard personnel from Idaho, North Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin, in helping to patrol the Texas/Mexico border. The unit used UH-72 Lakota helicopters to conduct 385 missions during the day and at night, accumulating more than 1-thousand-825 flight hours patrolling the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo sectors. Video of demobilization ceremony by Major Wayne Clyne:
Oregon Captain explains the use of the UH-72 Lakota in assisting the federal Customs & Border Protection (aka Border Patrol) in Texas, video interview by Major Wayne Clyne:
14JAN2024, Operation Lone Star video update (edited by Private Second Class Steven Day) showing command post operations in Eagle Pass:
This is a 09JAN2024, Texas National Guard-Operation Lone Star video update (edited by Private Second Class Steven Day), revealing that illegals (including known criminals) have been trained in anti-tracking tactics:
This is a 04JAN2024, Texas National Guard-Operation Lone Star video update, edited by Private Second Class Steven Day:
Texas National Guard supporting Operation Lone Star along the Texas-Mexico border surpassed one million ‘events’ in 2023. Video report by Private Second Class Steven Day:
The Texas Military Forces (TMF) was founded in February 1823, today it is comprised of the Texas Air National Guard, Texas Army National Guard and the Texas State Guard. The TMF is administered by the Texas Military Department (TMD), which was established on 05AUG1836.
In addition to the ongoing border patrols, this is just a little bit of what the Texas Air & Army National Guard accomplished in August, 2023.
On 22AUG2023, the Texas Army National Guard’s 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team jumped from a perfectly good UH-60 Black Hawk rotary wing, over Kosovo, in NATO Europe. Video by Sergeant Gauret Stearns:
While watching the Point of View (PoV) video, calculate how long it takes the parachutist to hit the ground (when he says “ow!”) after jumping from the helicopter:
11AUG2023, Texas Army National Guard UH-60 water-bombs a wildfire near the community of Lockhart, in Caldwell County. Texas Military Department photo by Michael Linan.
Texas Army National Guard photo by Captain Nadine Wiley De Moura, 10AUG2023.
On 10AUG2023, Texas Army National Guard’s 197th Special Troops Support Company (STSC) Special Operations (SO) Airborne (A), conducted M249 and M240 machinegun qualifications. The 197th STSC is one of only two Army National Guard Special Forces (SF) units, the other unit is in Utah (19th SF Group Airborne).
Photo by Julie Briden-Garcia, 09AUG2023.
On 09AUG2023, the Texas Air National Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing (AW) began a program called Honorary Commanders (aka Guardians Program). Seven silly-vilian (civilian) sector employers were chosen for a two years mission to help increase public awareness and understanding of the 136th AW. Part of the job of an Honorary Commander is to attend scheduled drills.
On 09AUG2023, a 136th AW C-130J Super Hercules took part in a ‘Maintenance University’ on Savannah Air National Guard Base (Hilton Head International Airport) in the state of Georgia. Georgia Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria Coursey.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) video (by John Blackburn) of deportation flight bound for El Salvador, out of Alexandria, Louisiana, 02JUN2023:
ICE video (by Todd Packard) of deportation flight bound for Honduras, out of Harlingen, Texas, 02JUN2023:
ICE video (by Todd Packard) of deportation flight bound for El Salvador, out of Harlingen, Texas, 02JUN2023:
ICE video (by Michael Johnson) of deportation flight bound for Honduras, out of Alexandria, Louisiana, 02JUN2023:
ICE video (by Michael Johnson) of deportation flight bound for Guatemala, out of Alexandria, Louisiana, 02JUN2023:
Mexican news media report drug gangs on the U.S./Mexico border are using anti-tank weapons (they are Swedish made AT-4 non-guided anti-tank rockets, the report incorrectly calls them Javelin guided anti-tank missiles):
24 hours after the governors of South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia announced deployments of Army National Guard personnel to the Joint Task Force Lone Star operation, in Texas, several more states throw their hats in the ring.
On 01JUN2023, Arkansas, North Dakota and Ohio ordered additional militia personnel to the border with Mexico.
El Paso fence. Joint Task Force Lone Star photo by Mark Otte, 10MAY2023.
The Statehouse News Bureau reports that Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio, ordered a new rotation of 50 National Guard personnel, for October. There are currently 125 Ohio state militia personnel in Texas.
On 31MAY2023, the governors of South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia ordered National Guard units to patrol the Texas/Mexico border! There are now eight U.S. states deploying National Guard units to take part in Operation Lone Star (aka Joint Task Force Lone Star), along the border with Mexico.
Texas Army National Guard video by Specialist Joe Cantu, Joint Task Force Lone Star (JTFLS), El Paso, 09MAY2023:
Incomplete list of video reports, and links to news reports, of recent state National Guard developments, as of 26MAY2023:
More proof never ending deployments are having a negative effect on U.S. families:
ARKANSAS:
Arkansas Army National Guard Photo by Sergeant Maddie Fortune, 12MAY2023.
The Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion-153d Infantry Regiment, prepped for their deployment to the Middle East/Operation Spartan Shield!
National Guard video (by Sergeant Madeline Fortune) of Arkansas and Missouri Guard personnel learning how to use the Javelin for their deployment:
CALIFORNIA: National Guard deployed to San Francisco, as the drug crisis explodes in ‘The Golden City’!
FLORIDA: 8-hundred National Guard personnel deploying alongside police, to Texas!
ILLINOIS:
Illinois Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Trenton Fouche, 04MAY2023.
From 02-06MAY2023, the 6/54th Security Force Assistance Brigade conducted ‘pre-mobilization’ training.
IOWA:
U.S. Army photo by Master Sergeant Daniel Griego, 24MAY2023.
The Air National Guard’s 132nd Medical Group took part in medical training in the Gjakova District of Kosovo, 24MAY2023.
LOUISIANA: 773rd Military Police Battalion deploying to NATO-Europe!
MICHIGAN:
Michigan Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Patrick Mayabb, 13MAY2023.
Bravo Battery-1-182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, practiced loading their HIMARS onto a C-17, while deployed to NATO-Estonia, 13MAY2023.
New Jersey Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Schwenk, 21MAY2023.
On 21MAY2023, Army National Guard personnel boarded busses for Fort Polk, Louisiana, to take part in a massive ‘large scale combat operations in a multi-domain setting against a near-peer opposing force’ wargame. The more than 5-thousand National Guard personnel wargame will also include militia personnel from Puerto Rico!
New York Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Sean Madden, 06MAY2023.
New York and Massachusetts National Guard units conducted combat rescue Operation Jawbreaker training on Warren Grove Range, in New Jersey, 05-07MAY2023: “These Special Forces units can greatly enhance our warfighting and ground base defense capabilities so that we are able to better prepare for near-peer adversaries.”-First Lieutenant Al Romano
NEW YORK:
New York Army National Guard photo by Specialist Jean Sanon.
160 Army National Guard Military Police said goodbye to their friends and family during a deployment ceremony at Monroe Community College on 16MAY2023. They are deploying for the next year to NATO-Poland, but first stop is Fort Bliss, Texas, for additional training.
U.S. Army photo by Private Zachary Brown, 02MAY2023.
Rhode Island Army National Guard practiced loading their vehicles onto Rhode Island Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules, while on Fort Drum in New York, 02MAY2023.
NORTH CAROLINA: National Guard trains for cyber warfare, Operation Tobacco Road.
OHIO:
Ohio Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Sarah Stalder Lundgren, 05MAY2023.
Air National Guard F-16 Falcons took part in a large-scale readiness exercise, in Swanton, 05MAY2023.
OKLAHOMA: National Guardsman arrested in Texas!
TENNESSEE: 1-hundred militia personnel deploying to Texas!
Washington National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Adeline Witherspoon, 10MAY2023.
On 10-11MAY2023, the Washington and Montana National Guards spent the weekend conducting FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Region 10 training to integrate guard units with federal and local civilian emergency response personnel, for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear disasters. The training included load-up of a C-130J Super Hercules: “This is a true joint-training event between the Washington and Montana National Guard and active duty. This was also the first time we practiced loading onto a C-130J airframe.”-Senior Master Sergeant Adam Brunneman
Washington Army National Guard photo by Private First Class Abigail Clark, 07MAY2023.
Washington Army National Guard’s Field Support teams 1556 and 1567 deploying to U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom) and Central Command (CentCom) areas of responsibility.
Washington Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Adeline Witherspoon, 30APR2023.
At the end of April, the Washington National Guard began prepping for the 2023 wildfire season.
Washington DC:
Washington DC National Guard photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen, 21APR2023.
DC Air National Guard personnel prepare for possible deployment from Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, 21APR2023.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hiram Martinez, 17MAY2023.
On 17MAY2023, the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) 6th Security Forces Squadron Marine Patrol Unit led Operation Neptune’s Storm (aka Operation Neptune Storm), it was not about a natural disaster, but defending national security along the Florida coastline: “This operation demonstrated the collective strength and preparedness of our partners in safeguarding our coastlines. Operation Neptune’s Storm highlights the seamless coordination between military, state, and local agencies to protect our national interests and ensure the safety of our communities.”-Colonel Jason Parker, USAF 6th Mission Support Group
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Alexander Cook, 17MAY2023.
Neptune’s Storm also included boats and personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Tampa Police Department, Tampa Fire Rescue, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Alexander Cook, 17MAY2023.
MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) is near Tampa, and is charged with providing aerial fueling of military aircraft in that region. The USAF even referres to MacDill AFB as “America’s premier power projection platform.” If that is the case, then you need more than puny coastal patrol boats that are typically used to intercept illegal ‘boat people’ trying to get into the United States, unless the future threat is unprecedented waves of boat people?
USAF photo by Airman First Class Zachary Foster, 17MAY2023.
On 19MAY2023, Idaho’s Governor Brad Little revealed some details about his plan to deploy up to 12 Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers to Weslaco, Texas. This is not a spur of the moment decision, it was first announced back in January 2023.
It is blamed on the skyrocketing use of fentanyl. From 2020 to 2021, the rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths doubled in Idaho!
Idaho joins Florida in sending personnel to Texas. Governor Little explains how bad the situation is:
The plan to deploy ISP troopers to Texas is being coordinated with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). It is hoped that the ISP troopers will return home with experience that will help Idaho’s fight against fentanyl, however, this is not the first time Idaho has sent ISP to the U.S./Mexico border. In 2021, at least five Idaho troopers were sent to Arizona, to assist with the flood of illegals crossing the border.
In July 2021, Boise television station KTVB explained how governors can send state personnel to help other states in emergency situations:
Idaho’s ISP routinely patrols the border with Canada.
The USCG delivers illegals, captured 20 miles off the coast of Point Loma, to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP, aka Border Patrol) on 28JAN2025.
Crew from USCG Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) offload more than 8-thousand pounds of cocaine (captured on the Eastern Pacific Ocean) on Port Everglades, 27JAN2025.
At the end of January, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron [VP] 45), began patrolling the U.S. southern border.
Under Task Force Sentinel, National Guard personnel, and equipment (like this Arizona National Guard UH-72 Lakota), from several states are assisting the Border Patrol on the Dona Ana Airport, which helps to cover the El Paso Sector.
USCG Marine Safety Security Team (MSST) Houston, and the Border Patrol, patrolling on the Rio Grande River, 28JAN2025.
A militiaman with the 877th Engineer Company, Georgia Army National Guard supports Border Patrol operations along the southern border in Del Rio, Texas.
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