6 days ago · Operation Desert Guardian will be funded by leveraging a portion of the $28 million balance in the State’s Border Security Fund. The Operation will build on the efforts of Task Force SAFE, a joint operation between the Arizona National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict drugs at Arizona’s ports of entry. So far, Task ...

4 days ago · With Operation Desert Guardian, I’m confident we can take an important next step in our ongoing work to secure the border,” Hobbs said. According to the press release, the new group will build on the efforts of Task Force SAFE, a joint operation between the Arizona National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection aimed at interdicting ...

6 days ago · Operation Desert Guardian will build on the efforts of Task Force SAFE, which is a joint operation between the Arizona National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict drugs at ...

6 days ago · "Operation Desert Guardian will seek to partner with local law enforcement, sheriffs, and the federal government to disrupt Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) operations within Yuma,...

6 days ago · Asked how Operation Desert Guardian was different from Ducey's strike force, Slater said the task force was a unique operation that would be led by DPS. It will also focus on the four border ...

5 days ago · The Governor's Office highlighted Operation Desert Guardian as an extension of their pre-existing efforts, including Task Force SAFE, a collaboration between the Arizona National Guard and U.S ...

5 days ago · The executive order requires a joint task force named “Operation Desert Guardian” to be set up by the Grand Canyon State’s Department of Public Safety, Department of Homeland Security and ...

6 days ago · Gov. Katie Hobbs has created a joint task force to expand border security efforts, called Operation Desert Guardian, via her first executive order of 2025. The order calls on the Arizona ...

6 days ago · PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order Monday to create a joint border security task force called Operation Desert Guardian. The task force will consist of members of the...

6 days ago · Gov. Hobbs signed an executive order to create Operation Desert Guardian, a joint task focused on breaking up illegal drug smuggling and human trafficking operations.