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 Washington Times -- September 4, 2006
Guard presence a 'vital asset,' says Aguilar
...National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner said the presence of the Guard troops on the border had allowed a few hundred agents to be reassigned from administrative to field duties, "about the same number are now assigned to guard the National Guard troops." -- Chief Aguilar said that only "a small percentage" of Border Patrol agents...AP Internal Use Only

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 American Border Patrol -- August 21, 2006
Missing Guard
Following a morning mission that covered the border from Douglas, Arizona to west of Naco, Arizona, American Border Patrol reports finding no National Guard personnel (more correctly, no one in military garb). The equipment was parked and the lookout posts abandoned reports Mike Christie of ABP.AP Internal Use Only

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 Washington Times -- August 21, 2006
Guarding the National Guard
When President Bush announced he would send 6,000 National Guard troops to the southern border, we applauded the move, but knew that it was more a symbolic gesture than an actual solution to the crisis. Our concerns deepened after it became known that the Guard troops wouldn't actually be, well, guarding the border.AP Internal Use Only

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 Washington Times -- August 17, 2006
A new role for the undermanned Border Patrol
National Guard troops deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Bush's plan to free U.S. Border Patrol agents have been assigned bodyguards -- some of the same agents the soldiers were sent to relieve [see this American Patrol Feature]. -- Several veteran Border Patrol agents in Arizona told The Washington Times...AP Internal Use Only

Militarize the Border. NOW!
 Fredricksburg Free Lance-Star -- August 13, 2006
Difficult desert duty
Sasabe, Ariz.-- Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Wheeler of Spotsylvania County pulled up in his Humvee and made a quick U-turn in the pouring rain. -- Wheeler, a member of Fredericksburg's 116th Brigade Troops Battalion, wore his camouflage boonie hat like a cowboy, its brim rolled up. He hung his head out the window...AP Internal Use Only

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 Gulf Times -- Doha, Qatar -- August 9, 2006
National Guard troops credited with tighter border control
...The US Congress voted overwhelmingly last week to fund the construction of 600km of triple layer border fence. -- Civilian border watcher and critic of the Border Patrol, Glenn Spencer, feels that this bipartisan vote is vindication of his work. He operates a surveillance outpost 80km east of Nogales near the San Pedro river...AP Internal Use Only

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 American Border Patrol Feature -- August 8, 2006
Growing Guard Scandal: Few troops found on border
An aerial survey of the Arizona and New Mexico border by American Border Patrol counted no more than 200 members of the National Guard. The troops were seen fixing roads, building walls and providing surveillance. Three Kiowa helicopters were seen at the Deming, New Mexico airport...

National Guard Working on Border
Building Roads, Fences and Manning Outposts
Alien spotters believed to be National Guard on hill near Naco, Arizona. (See larger photo)
American Border Patrol August 7, 2006 Feature
Guard Seen on Arizona Border
    American Border Patrol has performed an aerial survey of the entire Arizona/Mexico border (with the exception of restricted airspace) and reported increased activity by what appears to be National Guard troops. "We spotted about fifty people building a wall south of Yuma, with a similar number working on roads and walls near Naco and Douglas Arizona," said Glenn Spencer of ABP. ABP also spotted what appeared to be observations stations near Yuma and Naco, Arizona.
    (Watch video of activity seen between Naco and Douglas Sunday morning - ends with a view of Simcox's fence.)
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 Associated Press -- August 1, 2006
Guard sparse at border
San Diego -- More than 6,000 National Guard troops were assigned to southwestern border states by the president's deadline of today, but only about half of them were on duty along the border, the Guard said Monday. -- Guard officials said 6,199 troops were somewhere in the four border states in the Southwest, with many still in training.AP Internal Use Only

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 American Border Patrol -- July 31, 2006
Guard Watch
American Border Patrol reports that there is evidence of increased National Guard presence on the Arizona/Mexico border. "The guard is now engaged in operational activities including helicopter support and surveillance," said Glenn Spencer of ABP. "They were very busy over the weekend as illegal aliens continued to assault our national sovereignty," he added.

American Border Patrol -- July 21, 2006
Photo of the Day
Photo taken 11:09 am (PDT) on July 20 at Deming, New Mexico airport. Kiowa helicopter is part of National Guard unit patrolling the border.

Dog and pony Show
 WorldNetDaily.com -- July 20, 2006
1,200 Guard troops supposedly on border
Gov. Janet Napolitano says approximately 1,200 guard troops are now deployed along the Arizona- Mexico border and that the figure is expected to rise to 2,000 within a few weeks. -- The governor says up to 2,400 Guard troops of the 6,000 to be deployed along the U.S. border with Mexico will be in Arizona. AP Internal Use Only

American Border Patrol -- July 19, 2006
Photos of the Day
Top photo, taken at 9:15 am, July 18, shows approximately 17 persons in military garb just east of Nogales, Arizona. It is believed they are members of the National Guard and are working on the border fence...AP Internal Use Only

Militarize the Border. NOW!
 KFOX-TV -- El Paso / Las Cruces -- July 18, 2006
National Guard allegedly in El Paso
Texas National Guard Troops are in El Paso already working in support of the president's plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. -- This is the first time the media has been allowed to see some of the work National Guard Troops will be doing in El Paso. -- At one East El Paso border patrol substation... AP Internal Use Only

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 McClatchy Newspapers -- July 17, 2006
N.C. National Guard troops allegedly heading to border
Raleigh -- N.C. National Guard troops this week join the fight against illegal immigration, trading the Piedmont and Sandhills for the Mexican border and swapping office computers for night- vision scopes and M-16 automatic rifles. -- A 200-member task force from the Guard's 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, based in Fayetteville...AP Internal Use Only

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 KVOA-TV -- Tucson -- July 17, 2006
Hawaii National Guard allegedly heading to Arizona
Honolulu -- Hundreds of Hawaii National Guard volunteers will head to Arizona over the next few months to help mainland Guard troops fortify security along the Mexico border. -- Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, the state adjutant general, said they will be assigned to remote desert areas far from Arizona cities but won't be near the border.AP Internal Use Only

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 Associated Press -- July 12, 2006
NJ sending fewer Guard troops to border
New Jersey is sending fewer National Guard troops to help patrol the Mexican border than was previously anticipated. -- New Jersey had planned to send as many as 650 soldiers and airmen to New Mexico as part of an initiative by President Bush to use National Guard troops to help the Border Patrol... AP Internal Use Only

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 Associated Press -- July 12, 2006
Virginia Guard trains for U.S.-Mexican border duty
With his face to the ground and hands behind his back, Spc. Thomas Ford learned Tuesday how to properly search and detain someone trying to sneak across the U.S.-Mexican border. -- For the last week, the Guard members have been at Fort Pickett, about 70 miles south of Richmond, being trained in first aid, map reading and land navigation...AP Internal Use Only

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