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Homeland Defender ran June 8–11, 2026, in Indiana, including Terre Haute and Muscatatuck Training Center. These are simulated-disaster training images, not an actual rescue. Primary article display/post dates and photograph date/location fields conflict; the event range is used instead of asserting an exact single asset date.

Interview: Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco and Sgt. Skyler Schendt. Moving footage and photograph: Sgt. Skyler Schendt / Indiana National Guard. Credited editorial excerpts and photograph, portrait cropping, captions and original narration for the website and native YouTube, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, TikTok and Pinterest uploads. Excludes third-party music and material; no music added. Original human speech retained with narration paused. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

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