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U.S. Soldiers with JTF-SB conduct sling load operation to assist U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, assist U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) by providing air assault assets to transport and replace equipment on top of mountains in the Big Bend sector, Texas, Sept. 7, 2026. Soldiers apart of 3rd Ba
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U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, assist U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) by providing air assault assets to transport and replace equipment on top of mountains in the Big Bend sector, Texas, Sept. 7, 2026. Soldiers apart of 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division; 82nd Special Troops Battalion, Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 548th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry); 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team; and 129th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), aided USBP by conducting logistics operations to increase southern border operations communications effectiveness. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War video by U.S. Army Spc. Sean Hoch and U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Opromolla)
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