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Southern border mission has no military value, Guard chief warns
Gen. Daniel Hokanson said the ongoing southern border mission is not helping troops improve military readiness.
Judge orders feds to stop cutting C-wire Texas Guard put up on border
State troopers and National Guard members placed concertina wire on the Texas-Mexico border in Eagle Pass. Border Patrol agents have cut through it.
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
More troops headed to Mexico border as migrants surge
The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty military troops to the border, adding to 2,500 National Guard members there.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
Navy’s Triton drone squadron returns to Guam
The unmanned Tritons rotating through Guam received sensor upgrades since their last deployment.
Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi, once detained at border, wins asylum
It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.
Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission
The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by Aug. 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through August 31.
Three more states sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border
Three more governors joined a growing list of states sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press
Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for second day
Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking a border town for a second day. Kyiv blames Russian partisans.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
Russia alleges incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs; Kyiv denies
Russian officials are claiming that Ukrainian military saboteurs have launched an attack across the border, wounding three people in a small town.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press