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Feds confirm surge in troops, Chinooks for border mission

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM · 1 min read
Feds confirm surge in troops, Chinooks for border mission — WFLA Statewide, Bonita Springs Community news
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Border Report on Wednesday confirmed that "hundreds" of military troops have been repositioned from other border posts to the Rio Grande Valley and are actively patrolling from McAllen, in Hidalgo County, and throughout Starr County. It comes after Coast Guard were shot at Sept. 26 from Mexico while patrolling the Rio Grande in Starr County.

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