Department of War

U.S. Shoots Down CBP Drone near Border in Texas

A U.S. military counter‑drone system brought down a Customs and Border Protection surveillance drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, after operators identified the aircraft as a potential threat inside military‑controlled airspace. Federal officials said the engagement occurred in a remote area

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ANALYSIS: El Paso Airspace Shutdown Indicates Growing Pains in Trump Admin’s Attention to Long-Ignored Cartel Drone Menace

The threat of cartel drone incursions along the U.S.-Mexico border, estimated at 40,000 to 60,000 incidents per year, was largely ignored under the Biden Administration. The February 10 airspace shutdown over El Paso underscores the serious challenges the Trump administration now faces as it finally gives the drone threats to the homeland the urgent attention they deserve.

(Department of War/U.S. Border Patrol)

Injured U.S. Warriors from Maduro Raid Land in Texas as Details of Fierce Ground Fire Emerge

A covert C‑17 medevac flight carrying U.S. service members wounded in the operation to seize Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro landed in San Antonio over the weekend, where the troops were rushed to Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) for treatment. City officials confirmed the arrival after flight‑tracking data revealed the aircraft’s route from Joint Base Charleston to Puerto Rico and then to Texas.

Injured U.S. Warriors from Maduro Raid Land in Texas as Details of Fierce Ground Fire Emer