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JTF-SB Soldiers Utilize Aerial Insertion
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting Joint Task Force–Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, conduct an aerial insertion of personnel with an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) in a CH-47 Chinook heli
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting Joint Task Force–Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, conduct an aerial insertion of personnel with an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fronton, Texas, Oct. 13, 2026. This mission supported Operation Unified Resolve, a reinforcing effort under Operation Ardent Vanguard to increase presence and operational coverage in the Rio Grande Valley. 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. (U.S. Department of War video by Sgt. Dominic Atlas)
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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