NOGALES, Arizona (Army News Service, August 31, 2010) - here the National Guard troops are ready to be for positions on the u.s. border with Mexico's copper Cactus operation monitoring.
Federal year mission calls for up to 1,200 National Guard soldiers and airmen to support us and protection customs borders and immigration to the United States Customs Enforcement in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The majority of troops will support the CAP with teams entered identification and supports the ICE with criminal investigative analyst for one year.
"Arizona is located single as a State border to directly support the Customs and Border Protection", said 1 Valentine Castillo, Arizona ™ National Guard public affairs officer lieutenant.
Training for teams entered identification includes how to manage meeting with anyone who approaches their observation stations.
Teams of monitor border points strategic compliance with surveillance de-la - tip and tactics detection and technology in support of the application of local laws.
"They act as extra eyes and ears of the border patrol," said Castillo.
Nogales monitoring sites are on the high ground where soldiers can monitor the kilometres of the border, submission of comments by the border patrol and releasing agent for other tasks.
Criminal inquiry analysts help ICE agents to reduce the flow of illegal currency in bulk and weapons of the United States to Mexico.
Because of the severe climate border, where temperatures exceed 100 degrees often soldiers Arizona also receive training emergency fight, says Castillo.
For many of the soldiers, the course is a training, refresher course they already have bénéficié.Bon number of them were deployed for the previous domestic missions and operations abroad and have experience in a combat environment.
"Morale is high", said Castillo. ''"They are ready to complete [training] and support for the protection of border and customs and immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Around State, soldiers are also training in environmental awareness radio, operations and monitoring spécialisés.Soldats equipment are also eligible on their weapons, an annual requirement for all the soldiers.
The National Guard has been support southwest border for a number of years through the counter-drug programs, and they are prepared for a major mission, said Maj. Peter Aylward, which coordinates the operation of four States to the National Guard Bureau.
The National Guard of border security in the operation Jump Start supporting 2006 to 2008 the mission successfully.
"The National Guard has historically always executed well," said Aylward. ''"This is a very important task for this nation that is an intensification of previous efforts that began in 1993 .it ' is just another chapter of a great initiative."
With nearly 470,000 soldiers and airmen, the National Guard is only suitable to support border security missions and homeland defence operations.
(Staff Sergeant Jim Greenhill wrote to the Office of the National Guard)
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