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Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border
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Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border
By Davis Winkie
Nov 18, 06:13 PM
A soldier assigned to the Connecticut Army National Guard operates an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, April 27, 2022. (Sgt. Matthew Lucibello/Army)
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Three days after Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a legally dubious invocation of the “invasion clause” of the U.S. and Texas constitutions over the high number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border, his border mission is set to include armored personnel carriers designed to carry troops into battle alongside tanks, according to a planning document obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border
By Davis Winkie
Nov 18, 06:13 PM
A soldier assigned to the Connecticut Army National Guard operates an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Connecticut, April 27, 2022. (Sgt. Matthew Lucibello/Army)
This article is co-published and co-reported with the The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom that informs Texans about state policy and politics. Sign up for The Brief, its daily newsletter.
Three days after Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a legally dubious invocation of the “invasion clause” of the U.S. and Texas constitutions over the high number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border, his border mission is set to include armored personnel carriers designed to carry troops into battle alongside tanks, according to a planning document obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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I wonder what inspired them to pursue this course of action at this particular time?
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SPC James Neidig
I Guess He’s Just Had Enough?
He Is Probably Getting A lot Of Pressure From Mayors And County Councilors About The Large Influx Of Illegal Immigrants.
He Is Probably Getting A lot Of Pressure From Mayors And County Councilors About The Large Influx Of Illegal Immigrants.
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