Boot camp for U.S. Border Patrol agents
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New trainees arrive
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New arrivals carry their luggage
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New arrivals carry their luggage
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An instructor yells at trainees
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New arrivals run
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A trainee is fitted for a uniform
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Trainees wait to be fitted for uniforms
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Trainees try on boots
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Trainees run
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Trainees are timed racing
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Trainees walk in formation
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A trainee makes a mock arrest
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A mock U.S.-Mexico border fence
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Trainees practice take-down procedures
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Spanish class at the academy
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Take-down practice
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Weapons training class
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Weapons training class
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A target during weapons training class
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A trainee fires his M-4 rifle
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Trainees fire M-4 rifles
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T-shirts at the souvenir shop
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Shot glasses at the souvenir shop
President Trump has pledged to add an additional 5,000 agents to the existing Border Patrol force of more than 21,000 as part of his border security policy. All new agents must complete a months-long training course at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico before assuming their posts at Border Patrol stations, mostly along the U.S.-Mexico border. All new agents receive a boot-camp style introduction to their training course. Instructors forbid new trainees from setting luggage down, as part of procedures for new arrivals. They are fitted with uniforms, must complete physical training classes, take weapons training, climb obstacle courses and practice take-down procedures before heading to their new posts. (Getty Images)
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