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DOW Support to the Southern Border

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Three soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and helmets kneel on top of a military vehicle and attach a cable connected to the vehicle to a helicopter hovering over them in a desert environment on a bright day.

Chinook Hook

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border supporting Operation Ardent Vanguard attach a sling load to the hook below a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 26, 2026. Service members assigned to the task force provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

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