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DOD orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border
January 23, 2025 — The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said... MORE

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Maj. Gen. Dixon assumes command of Joint Task Force North
December 9, 2024 — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon assumed command of Joint Task Force North (JTF-N) from U.S. Army Maj. General Matthew D. Smith during a change-of-command ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2024... MORE

Joint Task Force North hosts fall motorcycle mentorship ride
October 5, 2018 — (Oct. 4, 2018) -- Joint Task Force North (JTF-N) hosted a motorcycle mentorship ride helping Fort Bliss motorcyclists further develop the proficiency, experience and safety skills needed while navigating their vehicles on the local El Paso highways.The ride, held on Sept. 28, is part of a command safety initiative in an attempt to reduce the number... MORE

Senior Enlisted Leaders learn threats, challenges of Southwest Border firsthand
August 23, 2018 — (Aug. 23, 2018) -- Command senior enlisted leaders, led by Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled the U.S.-Mexico border last week to learn about the threats and challenges that affect the nation stemming from drug trafficking, human trafficking and other... MORE