Press Releases

Colonel Garcia retires after 30 years of service
March 25, 2022 — Col. Paul N. Garcia, after serving 30 years, retires from the U. S. Army on March 25, while serving as Deputy Commander for Joint Task Force North, Ft. Bliss, Texas. He is a native of McAllen and is the son of Reverend Ernesto and Marcela Garcia. He is married to the former Melinda Molina of McAllen and they have two children, Aaron and Karina... MORE

Soldiers rescue migrants from drowning
March 22, 2022 — Specialists Luis Alvarado and Gracin Clem are assigned to Joint Task Force North, Task Force Legion in Del Rio, Texas, and were conducting Mobile Surveillance Camera (MSC) site operations for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in support of the federal southwest border mission when the Soldiers observed five migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande River. ... MORE

NORAD/NORTHCOM Leaders Recognize Missouri National Guard Soldier on Southwest Border Mission
February 17, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, presents a challenge coin to Sgt. David Ewald of the Missouri National Guard’s 3175th Chemical Company currently deployed to McAllen, Texas, Feb. 17, 2022... MORE

Soldier renders CPR to Pedestrian
September 22, 2021 — LAREDO, Texas -- On Sept. 20, Staff Sgt. Christopher Hurley, a Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier, rushed to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person requiring assistance on the Gateway to the Americas port of entry bridge... MORE

Colonel Steinbrecher retires after 39 years of service
June 16, 2021 — FORT BLISS, Texas – Col. Wallace E. Steinbrecher, after serving 39 years, retires from the U. S. Army National Guard on June 16, while serving as Deputy Commander for Joint Task Force North, Ft. Bliss, Texas. He is a native of Tate, Georgia and joined the Army as an enlisted Soldier in 1982.Maj. Gen. Randall V. Simmons, Jr. will host the ceremony... MORE