WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
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 ...