Just north of the US-Mexico border, 'Little Dog,' 'Weasel' and other militia members keep an eye out for migrants
CAMPO, Calif. - Robert Crooks is up before sunrise on a hill he calls "Patriot Point," walkie-talkie in hand and loaded semi-automatic handgun holstered on his right hip.
To protect himself, he wears a vest padded with National Geographic magazines - including one celebrating great white sharks.
Directly in front of him is a border wall made of steel landing mats left over from the Vietnam War. Just a few hundred feet from the Mexican border, Crooks scans the landscape for any sign of an immigrant trying to cross into the United States.
A Las Vegas resident, Crooks heads the Mountain Minutemen. Along with other militia members in Texas, his group
