Hoeven Welcomes Home NDNG’s 142nd Engineer Battalion, Highlights Border Mission

Hoeven Welcomes Home NDNG's 142nd Engineer Battalion, Highlights Border Mission

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today welcomed home 50 members of the North Dakota National Guard's (NDNG) 142nd Engineer Battalion following their yearlong deployment to the nation's southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The unit returns to North Dakota after providing critical assistance to CBP operations aimed at stemming illegal immigration, drug smuggling and human trafficking. The unit's deployment followed the deployments of the 957th Engineer Company, the 1-112th Aviation Regiment and the 817th Engineer Company to the southern border.

"The members of the 142nd Engineer Battalion have served with professionalism and dedication, helping combat illegal immigration, drug smuggling and human trafficking at our southern border," said Hoeven. "We are grateful for their service and proud to welcome them safely home to North Dakota. Border security is national security, and it's vital that we do everything we can to protect our country."

The 142nd Engineer Battalion's return marks the latest in a series of NDNG deployments supporting federal efforts at the southern border and reflects North Dakota's continued commitment to national security.

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