Vt. National Guard Helicopter Unit Deploying To U.S.-Mexico Border

Vt. Guard Helicopter Unit Deploying To U.S.-Mexico Border

By TAYLOR DOBBS • 13 MINUTES AGO

• http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net...a-army-vpr.jpgThe Vermont Guard is deploying a UH-72 Lakota like the one pictured here, along with its crew, to support border security operations in Arizona.
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The Vermont Army National Guard is sending four soldiers and a helicopter do help with border security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The six-month mission will be split up between two units of four soldiers, serving for 90 days each. Each unit will be flying a UH-72 Lakota helicopter.

"The soldiers will be providing aerial support to DHS [Department of Homeland Security] ground units during security operations" near Tucson, Arizona, according to a Vermont Guard press release.

The deployment comes as part of a wider buildup in border security after a sharp increase last year in the number of children trying to illegally cross the border from Central and South American countries.

http://digital.vpr.net/post/vt-guard...-mexico-border

To do what, rescue and fly those "Kids" to the nearest station? Hope not, that would equal giving them a thrill ride, and encourage more of them.