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National Guard Soldiers take shelter from the bright New Mexico sun under the camouflage netting of their mountain top observation point. The Soldiers, members of the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are part of Task Force Arkansas participating in Operation Jump Start along the U.S. border with Mexico. (Photo by Maj. Keith Moore, Arkansas National Guard State Public Affairs Office.).

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A U.S. Army Sgt., with 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, looks through binoculars near an area of the U.S.-Mexican border in San Luis, Ariz., July 27, 2006. The Soldiers are currently working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen) (Released)

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President George Bush shares laugh with LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau at McAllen International Airport during the president's visit to National Guard troops participating in Operation Jump Start on Aug. 3, 2006. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is at right. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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 A National Guard Soldier watches a row of monitors in the communications department of the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Station in Arizona on July 27, 2006. The Soldier is assigned to the Wisconsin Army National Guard, which will be patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border with the Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen, U.S. Air Force.

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An Arizona National Guard Soldier stands watch on a ridge above Nogales, Ariz., at the U.S. border with Mexico in mid-July. Only those Guard troops whose mission may expose them to danger are armed for purposes for self-defense. The Citizen-Soldier is a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry, 29th Brigade Combat Team. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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Civilian contractors and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 257th Engineer Detachment, Arizona National Guard, discuss a well-drilling project June 20, 2006, within the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma sector in Arizona. The well and two others like it, to be dug near the Mexican border, will improve the water supply for U.S. National Guardsmen and Border Patrol agents working in the remote area. DoD photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, U.S. Army.

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Members of the 166 Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard repair washed out roadway along the United States Border just outside of Douglas, Arizona, as part of the 'Operation Jump Start' Program.

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President George Bush talks about Operation Jump Start at Anzalduas County Park in Mission, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. National Guard Soldiers participating in the operation attended the address. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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President George Bush talks about Operation Jump Start at Anzalduas County Park in Mission, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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A logistics specialist assigned to the 94th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, helps load bags upon arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 29, 2006. More than 200 National Guard Soldiers are currently working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen) (Released).

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An Army Cpl. draws a grid sketch of his site to improve his navigation at San Luis, Ariz., on July 30. Soldiers and Airmen from the North Carolina National Guard are deployed to Arizona in support of Operation Jump Start. Airmen are providing support for annual training by guardsmen who are working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

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A National Guard member scans the horizon during sunset at San Luis, Ariz., on July 30. Soldiers and Airmen from the North Carolina National Guard are deployed in support of Operation Jump Start. Airmen are providing support for annual training by guardsmen who are working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

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NG assisting Border Patrol with a narcotics seizure at the Kingsville, TX checkpoint in RGV.

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President George Bush talks with a Texas Army National Guard Soldier at a border observation point while visiting National Guard troops who are participating in Operation Jump Start at the U.S. Mexican border in Mission, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2006. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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A member from the North Carolina Army National Guard, looks through his binoculars at an area of the Mexican border in San Luis, Ariz., July 26, 2006. National Guard Soldiers are working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Air force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

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Chief of the National Guard Bureau Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum congratulates U.S. Army Soldiers of the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard on a job well done at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 2, 2006. More than 200 Soldiers of the North Carolina Army National Guard are working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

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A National Guard member scans the horizon at the U.S.-Mexican border in San Luis, Ariz., July 30, 2006. More than 200 Soldiers assigned to the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard are deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to train and work with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

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Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers stand watch on the U.S. border with Mexico at Nogales, Ariz. The Citizen-Soldiers are members of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's assistance to the U.S. Border Patrol. National Guard troops who carry weapons are armed for self-defense purposes only. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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