Soldiers from the Sandston-based Detachment 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment depart for the Texas border aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter July 29, 2013, from the Virginia National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Va. The four-person crew will provide aerial reconnaissance support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in support of the national effort to counter illegal immigration along the U.S. southwest border. Approximately 15 Virginia Guard Soldiers will rotate through Texas between now and the end of October in support of the National Guard border mission. Virginia Guard air crews also provided aerial reconnaissance support along the world last year, from Aug. 27 to Dec. 6, 2012. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)