Task Force Aviation and South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers provide airborne support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during Operation Guardian Support in proximity of the southwest border with Mexico in McAllen, Texas, along the Rio Grande valley, July 26-30, 2018. Task Force Aviation includes National Guard personnel and equipment from South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, with a total of 10 LUH-72A Lakota helicopters operating on the Texas-Mexico border, in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection law enforcement and security operations. Specifically, the South Carolina Army National Guard deployed to Texas a command-and-control element and equipment from the 59th Aviation Troop Command.