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DoD, DHS Outline National Guard Role in Securing Border
April 16, 2018 — National Guard troops are deploying to the southern U.S. border to work in operational support missions for the Department of Homeland Security, officials from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security told reporters in Washington... MORE

National Guard Troops Deploy to Southern U.S. Border
April 7, 2018 — The first of up to 4,000 National Guard troops Defense Secretary James N. Mattis has authorized to support the Department of Homeland Security’s mission along the southern U.S. border have deployed... MORE