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Joint Patrol

Army Spcs. Marcelo Reid-Celis and Justin Vela, both assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, under Joint Task Force Southern Border, patrol near Chula Vista, Calif., May 8, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, the task force aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and all-domain operations.

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