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Operation Jumpstart
California National Guard
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National Guard Support to Customs and Border Patrol Helps Secure Southern Border |
Operation JUMPSTART Overview
The California National Guard organized TASK FORCE VISTA in response to the Governor’s support to
the President’s request for assistance to the US Customs and Border Patrol agency. There are over
1,300 Army and Air National Guard volunteers currently supporting this mission in eight general mission
areas, to include operations, air support, ground transportation, command and control, base operations,
maintenance, civil engineering, and ports of entry augmentation.
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Operation Jumpstart Overview
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Photo Gallery Mission Updates May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
September 2007 |
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National Guard Support to Customs and Border Patrol Helps Secure Southern Border
The California National Guard organized TASK FORCE VISTA in response to the Governor’s
support to the President’s request for assistance to the US Customs and Border Patrol
agency. There are over 1,300 Army and Air National Guard volunteers currently supporting
this mission in eight general mission areas, to include operations, air support, ground
transportation, command and control, base operations, maintenance, civil engineering,
and ports of entry augmentation.
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Motorpool
EL CENTRO, Calif. – The day isn’t complete until Sgt. 1st Class Alan Travelstead’s
band of hands completes its dirty deed.
The platoon leader for the California National Guard’s motor pool unit based here
for Operation Jump Start speaks positively about Joint Task Force Vista’s assistance
to the California Customs and Border Patrol. Travelstead oversees a gung-ho crew of
motor vehicle mechanics, a crew that has earned notoriety since June’s inception for
the southwest border mission.
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Guard Civil Engineers Strenthen Border
Supporting Operation Jump Start, 27 Air National Guard Civil Engineers from the 163d Air
Refueling Wing, March Air Refueling Base, CA deployed to the San Diego border August 5-19
as part of their two-week annual training.
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California Guard Deploys for Operation Jump Start on a Fast Track
The California National Guard has responded once again in a timely manner to the
governor’s call. Just ten short weeks following President Bush’s request for governors
to help secure the borders with National Guard troops, Joint Task Force VISTA had formed
with more than 1000 Soldiers and Airmen on orders for Operation Jump Start – the SW
Border Mission. Nationwide, 6,000 National Guard troops, primarily from the four border
states, are being deployed along the Southwest border.
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Task Force Vista
Task Force Vista, Border Mission, is a federally funded mission in which the
California National Guard (CNG) will support the Customs and Border Patrol.
CNG forces will provide support in eight general mission areas, to include
operations, air support, ground transportation, command and control, base
operations, maintenance, civil engineering, and ports of entry augmentation.
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