LOUISIANA ( KLFY ) — Louisiana National Guard soldiers have just returned home from a four-month deployment at the United States, Texas border.
The 13 soldiers helped in Operation Lone Star. Their mission was to reduce illegal border crossings.
The soldiers arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 15. They have since laid out more than 30,000 feet of anti-climb barrier.
“Texas had a need for engineers to assist with the construction and enhancement of the anti-climb barrier along the southwest border,” Maj. Thomas Mushenski, the officer in charge, told News 10.
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Engineers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade were entrusted with the mission.
“Here in Louisiana, we have an entire brigade of engineers. So, we definitely had the resources, in terms of manpower, available to help Texas in the battle against illegal immigration,” Mushenski said.
Thirteen engineers constructed more than four miles of the anti-climb barrier. They also worked to fix more than 100 breaches.