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An Arizona National Guard Soldier stands watch on the U.S. border with Mexico at Nogales, Ariz., in July, looking over the Mexican city also named Nogales. The Citizen-Soldier is a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's assistance to the U.S. Border Patrol. Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill

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U.S.- Mexican Border, Southwestern Arizona. A National Guard member performs his observation duties on July 27, 2006. There are over 200 Soldiers assigned to the 1-252 Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, who are continuously standing by and observing an area of the border. The unit is currently deployed here for thier annuall training observing the border, and are working with U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. Photo by Tech Sgt Brian E. Christiansen, North Carolina Air National Guard.

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A California National Guard Soldier serving as a range safety officer for the U.S. Border Patrol at the San Diego Sector Small Firearms Range calculates a Border Patrol agent's score during weapons qualification in July. The Citizen-Soldier, participating in Operation Jump Start, is not identified because of security reasons. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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Members of a West Virginia Air National Guard medical team, who are not identified for security reasons, restock a medical clinic in Playas, N.M. The clinic is being set up to treat personnel participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's support to the Customs and Border Patrol. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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A National Guard member, of 2nd Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment, New Mexico National Guard, takes phone calls at the National Guard Armory in Deming, N.M., June 19, 2006. Her unit is assisting the Border Patrol with border-security operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum (right), chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, address a joint news conference on border security in Washington, May 16. May 17, 2006 (by Cdr. Jane Campbell)

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U.S.- Mexican Border, Southwestern Arizona. Brigadier General Matthew Whittington, the Arizona National Guard Operation Jump Start commander, meets with soldiers assigned to the 1-252 Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, who are continuously standing by and observing an area of the border. The unit is currently deployed here for thier annuall training observing the border, and are working with U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. Photo by Tech Sgt Brian E. Christiansen, North Carolina Air National Guard.

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A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment, New Mexico National Guard, performs maintenance on a humvee agents at the National Guard Armory in Deming, N.M., June 17, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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A U.S. Army Soldier of the Texas Army National Guard performs a welding job on a gun cage for the U.S. Border Patrol at the Laredo north station in Laredo, Texas, July 14, 2006. The U.S. National Guard is helping the U.S. Border Patrol secure the U.S. border with Mexico. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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A West Virginia Air National Guard member, not identified for security reasons, helps set up a medical clinic in the abandoned company town of Playas in isolated southwest New Mexico. The clinic will be used to treat personnel participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's support to the Customs and Border Patrol. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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An Arizona National Guard member monitors surveillance screens at the Border Patrol communications center in the Yuma Sector of Arizona on June 20, 2006. The Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, are assisting the Border Patrol with border-security operations. (DoD photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, U.S. Army.)

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National Guard Soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, 200th Infantry, New Mexico National Guard, load up before dawn to relieve colleagues helping the Border Patrol secure the border with Mexico south of Deming, N.M. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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U.S.- Mexican Border, Southwestern Arizona. Brigadier General Matthew Whittington, the Arizona National Guard Operation Jump Start commander, meets with soldiers assigned to the 1-252 Combined Arms Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, who are continuously standing by and observing an area of the border. The unit is currently deployed here for thier annuall training observing the border, and are working with U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. Photo by Tech Sgt Brian E. Christiansen, North Carolina Air National Guard

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A Border Patrol agent drives past new vehicle barriers near Deming, N.M., built by U.S. Army Soldiers with the 133rd Engineer Company, Wyoming National Guard June 17, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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A California National Guard Soldier assigned as a range safety officer for the U.S. Border Patrol at the San Diego Sector Small Firearms Range monitors weapons qualification in July. The Citizen-Soldier is not identified because of security reasons. The National Guard is supporting the Border Patrol during Operation Jump Start. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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A National Guard member logs activity on Johnson Mountain in New Mexico June 17, 2006. The Soldier is part of a team that gathers intelligence about illegal immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico and relays it to Border Patrol agents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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A National Guard entry identification team at an observation post on Radar Hill in southern New Mexico assists Border Patrol agents by gathering intelligence about possible undocumented aliens entering the United States from Mexico. The skybox contains equipment that enhances Soldiers' ability to see by day or night. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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National Guard members in an entry identification team man their post on Johnson Mountain in New Mexico. The team gathers intelligence about possible undocumented aliens attempting to enter the United States from Mexico and relays it to Border Patrol agents. Mexico is south of the ridge. The skybox provides Soldiers with a higher vantage point and contains equipment that enhances their ability to see people by day and night. (Photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau)

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