Guardsmen operate surveillance cameras along the border, reporting what they see to Border Patrol agents.
Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. De’Jon Williams
Spc. Joshua Smoak, a camera operator with Task Force-Volunteer, sits inside a Mobile Video Surveillance System Truck in Rio Grande City, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Smoak also serves as the driver for his two-man MVS truck team.
From Texas Public Radio:
Thousands of military troops remain deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration’s effort to prevent illegal crossings. Some of them are active duty service members, but many are part of the National Guard — from states as far away as Iowa and Kentucky.
It’s an unusual deployment, with troops quartered in hotels and families allowed to visit.
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