The Hansell Helicopter Photograph
What This Image Shows
This is the photograph itself, separated from the composite that surrounds it elsewhere in this cluster. It shows the interior of a military helicopter cabin: four men seated facing each other, two on the left in camouflage uniform and two on the right in civilian clothes, wearing aviation headsets. Through the central window is an airfield, a low brick building, and mountains under a clouded blue sky.
The image is an official U.S. government release. Its DVIDS caption identifies it as "Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security Bradley Hansell visits JTF-SB leaders," the third of five images in that set. JTF-SB is the Joint Task Force covering the southwest border mission — the same organization named in the Fort Huachuca military police report reproduced elsewhere in this cluster, and the same unit that a source cited by researchers said he encountered at the base.
The photograph documents an official visit that the Army chose to publicize. It does not show the September 8-9, 2025 flight, does not establish who was aboard that flight, and does not connect any person in the frame to events at Utah Valley University. Nothing here establishes that any person or agency had advance knowledge of the assassination or any role in it. Prosecutors have charged a domestic suspect who has not been convicted.
See Fort Huachuca September 9, Fort Huachuca, and Fort Huachuca airport.
Related Areas
- Cluster: CIA and US Intelligence
- Section: U.S. Intelligence
- Section: Proof Intel Services
- All photo evidence: Photos