Some cool international trade agents photos:
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Image by jim.greenhill
David V. Aguilar, the chief of the United States Border Patrol, left, gives LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, proper, a gift of a pair of spurs common of these worn by mounted Border Patrol agents following an Operation Jump Commence (OJS) finish of mission ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Developing and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2008. Watching, middle, is W. Ralph Basham, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The National Guard has provided assistance to CBP for a lot more than 20 years. At its peak, up to six,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen elevated safety and vigilance along the nation’s southern border below OJS, which began June 15, 2006, and ended July 15, 2008. The National Guard and CBP will continue to perform collectively on engineering, Counterdrug and other missions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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Image by jim.greenhill
David V. Aguilar, the chief of the United States Border Patrol, left, holds a Minuteman, and LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, correct, holds a pair of spurs common of these worn by mounted Border Patrol agents soon after an Operation Jump Commence (OJS) finish of mission ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Creating and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2008. Watching, middle, is W. Ralph Basham, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Minuteman is the symbol of the National Guard Citizen-Soldier or –Airmen who is always prepared and constantly there to set down his plow and take up his rifle in the nation’s time of need to have. The National Guard has offered assistance to CBP for far more than 20 years. At its peak, up to 6,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen improved safety and vigilance along the nation’s southern border beneath OJS, which started June 15, 2006, and ended July 15, 2008. The National Guard and CBP will continue to function together on engineering, Counterdrug and other missions. (U.S. Army photo by Employees Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)