Latest ""
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.
Texas Guardsmen stood watch at private ranches for state border mission
Sending Guardsmen to private ranches far from the border raises questions about whether they're being used wisely on an already pricey and complicated mission.
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
Troops slam Operation Lone Star in leaked survey
The survey responses provide the clearest insights yet into the simmering dissatisfaction among troops stationed at the border.
By Davis Winkie, James Barragán, The Texas Tribune, Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune and Rachel S. Cohen
Texas Guardsmen on border start unionizing to combat difficult conditions
The troops are organizing in response to a slew of problems with the state's border mission.
By Davis Winkie
Haste and planning failures doomed Operation Lone Star’s troops to suffer
Never before has Texas — or any other state — involuntarily activated so many troops under state active duty authority for such a long-term mission. Nor has it been done so quickly.
We want answers about the Texas governor’s Operation Lone Star
Unfortunately, the work done this session to support the Texans who have received their DD-214 does not extend to those actively deployed to our southern border for Operation Lonestar.
By Alex Dominguez and Steven Davidson
Ukraine president hails military as Russia tensions soar
Ukrainian and Western officials are worried that the Russian military concentration could herald plans by the Kremlin to attack its neighbor.
Russian troop movements show wider conflict is possible, top Ukraine official says
“All available information indicates that the armed forces of Russia permanently sustain a powerful offensive grouping around Ukraine,” Roman Mashovets, deputy head of Ukraine’s Office of the President for national security and defense, told Military Times Wednesday.
By Howard Altman
Idaho governor, lieutenant spar over National Guard deployment to US-Mexico border
The maneuvering of Idaho’s top leaders came while Little was in Texas meeting with nine other Republican governors over concerns on how President Joe Biden is handling border issues.
Texas National Guard will start helping make border arrests
Critics have previously voiced concerns of governors using Guard members to take an active role in law enforcement
Southern border mission for US troops extends another year
The defense secretary authorized sending as many as 3,000 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico for the coming fiscal year.
By Adam Morey