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Navajo Code Talker Memorial at Window Rock, Arizona.

One of Few Remaining Navajo Code Talkers Dies

Fleming Begaye Sr. died Friday in Chinle at the age of 97.

Local Water Utilities Fight Unregulated Contaminants

While the EPA weighs regulating the chemicals, Tucson and Marana Water are moving ahead with treatment.
Sen. Martha McSally speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military sexual assault, March 6, 2019, in this still image from C-SPAN video.

Military Report Details Sexual Assault in the Ranks

Marines reported the highest number of assaults among the four branches of the military.
USAF Thunderbirds perform a maneuver during a practice show in Montana, 2014.

Air Force Thunderbirds Return to Headline Davis-Monthan Air Show

The biennial event includes an open house of the air base.
Two P-51 Mustangs, an F-35 Lightning II and a P-38 Lightning fly in formation during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016.

Changes at Davis-Monthan; Youth ROTC

A look at changes at Davis-Monthan AFB and a program to recruit the next generation of airmen.
Sen. Martha McSally speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military sexual assault, March 6, 2019, in this still image from C-SPAN video.

Sen. McSally, Ex-Air Force pilot, Says Superior Officer Raped Her

The 26-year military veteran from Arizona made the disclosure at a Senate hearing on sexual assault in the military.
Martha McSally, left, and Kyrsten Sinema.

National Emergency Over Border Wall Could Hit Local Military Bases

The president wants to use military construction money to pay for parts of the border wall.
Rows of razor wire cover the U.S. side of a section of the wall near Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales Officials Want Border Wall's Razor Wire Removed

The City Council passed a resolution condemning installation of new razor wire covering the wall passing through downtown.
Then-U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2017.

New Mexico Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border

The move challenges President Trump's description of a border undergoing a security crisis.
A soldier installs concertina wire along the border wall near the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. A new deployment is expected to stretch an additional 150 miles of razor wire along the border.

Pentagon Sending 'Several Thousand' More Troops To US-Mexico Border

It comes weeks from a deadline from the White House over funding for a border wall.
Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman, 2018.

Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman dies at 94 in New Mexico

Newman was one of hundreds of Navajos who used their language to create a code to help win World War II.
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, Nov. 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, Nov. 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.

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