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Southwest Border Engineer Mission
Support of U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson Sector
Douglas, Arizona
Feb - Apr 07
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24, based in Huntsville, Alabama, constructed low water crossings, fences, and roads long the Arizona / Mexico border |
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OPERATION NIGHT OWL
1st Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment
Support to U.S. Border Patrol - El Paso Sector
Feb-Mar 07
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters deployed via C-5 from Fort Carson to Fort Bliss to conducted aviation reconnaissance operations. |
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OPERATION NIGHT OWL
1st Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment
Support to U.S. Border Patrol - El Paso Sector
Feb-Mar 07
FLIR equipped OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters were used to conduct nighttime aviation reconnaissance operations and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter support (in background) was provided by the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kansas |
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OPERATION ABLE VENTURE
Multi-senor support to U.S. Coast Guard–San Diego
OCT - DEC 06
Day and night aviation reconnaissance and maritime radar support operations conducted along the U.S. / Mexico border. |
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Support to National Park Service
Coronado National Memorial, Arizona
Jul 05
Ohio National Guard personnel airlifted pre-assembled ‘Normandy Barriers,’ each weighing almost one ton, to known drug trafficking national park border sites. The barriers prevent vehicle traffic, while still allowing wildlife to cross. |
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U.S. Border Patrol – El Paso Sector
In response to a request for nighttime aviation surveillance assistance submitted by the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, Marine Air Group 39’s HMLA 267 “Stingers” self-deployed their FLIR equipped AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey helicopters to the border city of El Paso, Texas. The Marines served as “the eyes in sky” for the Border Patrol agents on the ground. |
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South Texas Border Area
A U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter takes off on a nighttime Joint Task Force North aviation reconnaissance support operation along the Mexico-U.S border. The aircraft, equipped with forward-looking infrared (FLIR) optics, are used to locate and report suspected illegal activities. |
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Geospatial Intelligence Support
Joint Task Force North Intelligence Directorate Geospatial Intelligence Office provides the JTF North staff and law enforcement partners with imagery support, to include: multiple scale maps, line drawings, and custom geospatial intelligence analysis. |
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Southwest Border Homeland Security Support
Joint Task Force North serves as a force multiplier, enhancing law enforcement agencies’ effectiveness through the application of unique Department of Defense technologies and capabilities. Military personnel alert the co-located law enforcement agents to the presence of suspected illegal activities.
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