U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Austin Keyes, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, and a U.S. Border Patrol agent, discuss the tactical plan for aerial monitoring along the southern border before launching a night time response flight near Campo, Calif., July 16, 2026. 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 photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)
| Date Taken: | 07.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2026 15:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9818455 |
| VIRIN: | 260716-M-QA167-1002 |
| Resolution: | 7008x4380 |
| Size: | 4.77 MB |
| Location: | CAMPO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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