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    TF-SB Soldiers employ drones for border surveillance [Image 2 of 3]

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    A military service member in full camouflage uniform is operating a large multi-rotor drone (hexacopter or octocopter) using a handheld remote controller. The drone is hovering directly above the operator, equipped with what appears to be a camera or sensor payload underneath. The scene takes place on a paved surface in an arid, semi-vegetated outdoor environment.

    MISSION, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    08.27.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Dominic Atlas 

    Operation Ardent Vanguard   

    New Hampshire National Guard Master Sgt. Cameron Holt-Corti, a counter-unmanned aircraft system and small unmanned aircraft system operator assigned to 211th Military Police Battalion, Joint Task Force–Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, operates a C100X surveillance and monitoring drone along the southern border near Mission, Texas, Aug. 27, 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. Dominic Atlas)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2026
    Date Posted: 09.10.2026 14:47
    Photo ID: 9897748
    VIRIN: 260827-A-YB396-1247
    Resolution: 5966x3977
    Size: 8.36 MB
    Location: MISSION, TEXAS, US
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    A military service member in camouflage uniform and helmet is operating a large multi-rotor drone on an open paved surface. The drone, which appears to be a heavy-lift or tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, is positioned on the ground while the operator uses a handheld controller. The setting appears to be an outdoor training or operational area with trees and brush in the background.
    A military service member in full camouflage uniform is operating a large multi-rotor drone (hexacopter or octocopter) using a handheld remote controller. The drone is hovering directly above the operator, equipped with what appears to be a camera or sensor payload underneath. The scene takes place on a paved surface in an arid, semi-vegetated outdoor environment.
    A military personnel wearing camouflage uniform and helmet is observing a multi-rotor drone (hexacopter or octocopter) in flight against a clear blue sky. The drone appears to be a large tactical unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a camera or sensor payload suspended beneath its frame. The image is taken from a low angle behind the soldier, emphasizing the drone in the upper right portion of the frame.

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    USNORTHCOM
    U.S.-Mexico Border
    DOW
    Army National Guard
    U.S. territorial integrity
    Joint Task Force-Southern border (JTF-SB)

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