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A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The wire is meant to deter people from jumping the wall illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

US Starts to Withdraw Troops from Trump Border Mission

2,200 are being withdrawn, leaving about 3,000 active duty troops in Texas, Arizona and California.
The Mexican flag flies in Nogales, Sonora.

Mexico Plans to Create Guard to Operate on Border

The incoming president says it will supervise peace, while critics say it will heighten militarization of the country.
Two soldiers stand watch as an engineering battalion installs concertina wire along the border wall in Nogales on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The soldiers' deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of Operation Secure Line.

Military Begins Work to Reinforce Arizona Border

About 1,500 troops will come to Arizona for Operation Secure Line.
Two soldiers stand watch as an engineering battalion installs concertina wire along the border wall in Nogales on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The soldiers' deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of Operation Secure Line.

Military at Border; Processing Asylum Seekers; Court Backlog

Plus, a tour of an area of the desert where illegal border crossings have surged.
A soldier transports concertina wire destined for a section of border near McAllen, Texas, Nov. 5, 2018.

Troops Installing Razor Wire Along Arizona Border

The soldiers arrived as part of the domestic military deployment announced by the U.S. government last week.
Troops at Fort Huachuca set up temporary housing for troops assigned to the border as part of Operation Faithful Patriot.

Local Military Installations Prepare for Arrival of Border Troops

D-M and Fort Huachuca are gearing up to accommodate thousands of active-duty troops sent by President Trump.
A member of the National Guard provides surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona on July 19, 2006 as part of a deployment with Operation Jump Start.

How Do Border Military Deployments Help Federal Agents?

A former National Guard public affairs officer reflects on Operation Jump Start.

Tucson Court Aiming to Keep Vets Out of Jail Receives $400,000 Grant

Program diverts veterans with misdemeanors and connects them with services.

John McCain, Influential Senator and Former Navy Pilot, Dies at 81

The senior senator from Arizona died a year after a brain cancer diagnosis. He lived a life filled with family and decades of service, from the Navy to a career in politics.
President Trump speaks at the signing of the Defense Authorization Bill, Aug. 13, 2018, in this image from C-SPAN video.

Trump Signs Bill Named for Sen. McCain, Doesn't Mention Him

In remarks about the the $716B defense bill the president did not mention McCain, with whom he has a long-running feud.
An F-35A Lightning II lands at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona, April 2016.

Comment Period Reopened on F-35 Proposal

The wrong address was listed on the original notice.
Tucson participants in the Warrior-Scholar Project, a grant-funded program that started in 2012 to help people in uniform make the most of their GI college benefits.

From Warrior to Scholar: An Academic 'Boot Camp'

The project readies military veterans to make the jump into the classroom.
An Air Force sniper uses a Remington-made M-24 rifle, the military version of a Remington 700, in Iraq.

Gun Maker Bid Provides Insight Into Navajo Nation's Aspirations

Remington turned down the tribe's offer of $475M to $525 million.
The USS John S. McCain in Yokosuka, Japan, 2011.

Warship Adds Sen. McCain's Name, Honoring 3 Generations

The naval careers of the three generations overlapped in World War II and Vietnam.
An A-10 assigned to the 355th Fighter Wing commander at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. June29, 2018

New Commander at Davis-Monthan

The 355th wing commander returns home
An A-10 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fires its gun at the Goldwater Range during the Hawgsmoke competiton. June 2016

A-10 Wing Repairs Fully Funded

An amendment to the Defense Department budget keeps A-10 flying

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