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    JTF-SB Marines Train to Operate Small Tactical IP Network Node [Image 5 of 6]

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    A person wearing desert camouflage military uniform is holding a smartphone in a black protective case. The phone screen is partially visible and appears to display text including what looks like 'Access Point Name'. The hands are visibly dirty or mud-stained, suggesting an outdoor field environment.

    NOGALES, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

    07.18.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Alan Gomez 

    Operation Ardent Vanguard   

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Jandura, a financial management resource analyst with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, gains familiarity with an Android Team Awareness Kits (ATAK) to connect to a Small Tactical IP Network Node (STINN) at the Border Patrol station in Nogales, Ariz., July 18, 2026. The STINN enables platoons to break into nodes to connect to a Tactical Assault Kit server with ATAKs to communicate to each other in dead zones. 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 U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alan Gomez)

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2026
    Date Posted: 07.28.2026 15:31
    Photo ID: 9831207
    VIRIN: 260718-M-PK186-1198
    Resolution: 6111x4074
    Size: 4.5 MB
    Location: NOGALES, ARIZONA, US

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