by Heath Hansen Everything became eerily still, until… it blinked. “ENEMY!” Fils screamed. Then all hell broke loose.  The sun was just setting on the thick canopy of trees and bushes surrounding their position. It was a long day of humping through the dense growth; but it had been productive. …

Rusting Vietnam-era landing mats and weathered steel still mark the remains of Clinton’s 1990s border fence. Retired Border Patrol agent Richard Hansen was part of the team that built it. by Richard Hansen and Heath Hansen In 1994, under the Clinton administration, Operation Gatekeeper received bipartisan support to help secure …

Border observers have long reported that cartels sometimes leave strange symbols or objects as territory markers along smuggling corridors. by Heath Hansen I methodically put one foot in front of the other as I make my way up the hilltop. During this hike, it seems the sun is only getting …

by Heath Hansen Robert Duvall, Academy Award winning actor, and film director, died yesterday in his Virginia home. His wife, Luciana Duvall, was with him in his final moments. Well known for his iconic roles in Godfather II and III, as well as Gods and Generals, perhaps, among military veterans, …