Brewer Requests Increased National Guard Presence On Arizona Border

Arizona Capitol Times › March 14, 2009

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Gov. Jan Brewer on March 11 requested that the federal government put 250 additional National Guard soldiers on Arizona's border with Mexico.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Brewer asked that the soldiers be put on the border under the mandate and control of the Arizona National Guard's Joint Counter Narco-Terrorism Task Force, which provides support for local law enforcement agencies. If granted, the request would increase the JCNTF to 400 people.

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Brewer Requests Increased National Guard Presence On Arizona Border

"As you are aware, Arizona and other...

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