Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Helps Texas National Guard
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 27, 2025. They will support U.S. Customs and Border Protection border patrol agents with security efforts as part of President Donald J. Trump's security initiatives.
The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, and the base are supporting the deployment of the border force.
The border force surged an additional 400 troops from the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas and mobilized CH-47 Chinook helicopters and C-130J aircraft assigned to the 136th Airlift Wing.
"Our base facilitated the transport of 200 Texas National Guard personnel using four Chinooks and two C-130Js to the southern border in compliance with Governor Abbott's directive," said Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Husky, NAS JRB Fort Worth deputy operations officer.
The deployment reinforces ongoing efforts to address border security and collaborate with federal authorities to protect the territorial integrity of the United States.