90th SB Task Force Tough ‘Ombres and 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command leaders and Soldiers visited Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station’s Horse Patrol Unit and camera surveillance room in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 20.
Local Border Patrol Agents Teach “Tough ‘Ombres” a Thing or Two About “Riding Posse”
One unique feature of US Border Patrol’s work is animal husbandry. A few days ago, Border Patrol agents led a training on this aspect of their job for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the southern border.
Source: US Northern Command (via Facebook) Cover Photo: Courtes United States Border Patrol
Securing the southern border requires interagency and interdepartmental cooperation between the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense personnel.
One unique feature of US Border Patrol’s work is animal husbandry. A few days ago, Border Patrol agents led a training on this aspect of their job for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the southern border.
90th SB Task Force Tough ‘Ombres and 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command leaders and Soldiers visited Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station’s Horse Patrol Unit and camera surveillance room in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 20.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent, Daniel Perez, explains to U.S. Soldiers the husbandry skills it takes to work mounted patrol on the Southern Border at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 20, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces. This initial deployment of 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total military Title 10 forces along the border to nearly 4,000 personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Logan Ubaldo Lechuga)A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer explains Horse Patrol Unit operations on the Southern Border to U.S. Army Soldiers at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 20, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces. This initial deployment of 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total military Title 10 forces along the border to nearly 4,000 personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Logan Ubaldo Lechuga)U.S. Army Soldiers visit the camera surveillance room at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Feb. 20, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces. This initial deployment of 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total military Title 10 forces along the border to nearly 4,000 personnel. (U.S. Army by Sgt. Logan Ubaldo Lechuga)
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