Arizona National Guardsmen Train for Sw Border Deployment

Index! [Mouilleseaux] Arizona National Guard troops are in the last phases of training... We set security up, and then the press showed up out of nowhere. [Mouilleseaux] before their yearlong deployment begins to the Southwest border in support to Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Go back to rally point number two. [Mouilleseaux] It's Operation Copper Cactus. Honing their skills, soldiers practice some of the tactics and techniques as entry identification team members... Break, break, break. MEDEVAC to plan silver. >>Send it. [Mouilleseaux] and also brush up on first aid skills-- with some added motivation. [instructor] Knock 'em out. Let's go. [Mouilleseaux] Arizona National Guard Public Affairs Officer, 1st Lieutenant Valentine Castillo, explains. Arizona National Guard personnel are all volunteers on this mission. Arizona is uniquely situated to support CBP directly because we are a border state. [Mouilleseaux] Arizona's border with Mexico is scenic, rugged, and vast. EIT members will monitor activities from strategic observation points similar to this, acting as extra eyes and ears and a significant force multiplier for CBP. Guard members will also assist ICE agents with analyzing data and monitoring electronic detection systems. Soon over 500 Arizona National Guard troops will be trained and staged here on the border in support of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Operation Copper Cactus. Reporting for National Guard Bureau of Public Affairs, I'm Army Master Sergeant Paul Mouilleseaux. [♪upbeat music♪] That's the Army Today.