Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 3-140th Security and Support Battalion, remove the rotor blades from a UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter while preparing to deploy from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 8, 2024. The AKARNG Soldiers prepped two helicopters for transport via an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III to the Southwest border in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission. The detachment of approximately 20 Alaska Guardsmen and two UH-72A Lakota helicopters from the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy for about 12 months to augment the security mission. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
| Date Taken: | 10.08.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.10.2024 20:12 |
| Photo ID: | 8691627 |
| VIRIN: | 241008-Z-HY271-1438 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 13.87 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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