‘No military training value’: National Guard chief criticizes deployment of troops to US-Mexico border

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About 2,500 members of the National Guard are assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in monitoring border crossings.

‘No military training value’: National Guard chief criticizes deployment of troops to US-Mexico borderTexas National Guard members watch migrants on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, March 21, 2024.

“There is no military training value for what we do,” he told the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing on the National Guard’s budget. “That time, I think, would be better utilized building readiness to deter our adversaries.” The Guard members are serving under U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for defending the continental U.S. and Alaska. There are additional Guard members who were deployed to the border by governors and are under state control.

Security at the border has dominated lawmaker conversations on Capitol Hill in recent months and has emerged as a top issue ahead of the presidential election in November.

 

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