The Texas National Guard said Sgt. Alex Rios Rodriguez, 52, died in what was called “a...
Members of the Texas Guard stationed along the Rio Grande outside of Del Rio as part of Operation Lone Star are shown in this November 2021 photos. A Texas National Guard soldier from San Antonio has died while supporting the border mission, military officials said Friday night.A Texas National Guard soldier from San Antonio has died while supporting Gov. Greg Abbott’s border mission, Operation Lone Star, military officials said Friday night.
Sgt. Alex Rios Rodriguez, 52, died Thursday in what the Texas Guard called “a non-mission related incident” at his quarters in McAllen. The guard said “he suffered a medical emergency at the unit's hotel and was unable to be revived by emergency personnel.” Rodriguez was a team leader for the 36th Infantry Division’s Delta Company, 536th Brigade Support Battalion, 72nd Brigade Combat Team. The guard provided no other details about his service history or his family.Rodriguez is the latest Texas guardsman to die while on Abbott’s controversial border mission. Spc. Bishop Evans, 22, of Arlington died April 22 after trying to rescue a migrant crossing the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass.Air Force Maj. Gen.
Operation Lone Star has placed 6,128 guardsmen on the border, with an additional 3,700 elsewhere, making it the organization’s largest mission in decades. The state also has assigned 1,600 Department of Safety troopers to the border.Until last year, when Operation Lone Star began, Texas Guard border missions had a relatively small footprint. One mission was ordered in 2014 by then-Gov.
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