DOD Support to the Southern Border

Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, receives an operations brief on the expansion of National Guard support for the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force at the D.C. Armory in Washington, Aug. 17, 2025. The task force is supporting district and federal partners in safeguarding property and ensuring government functions.

Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with District of Columbia National Guardsmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Joint Task Force District of Columbia, in Washington, Aug. 14, 2025.

A soldier assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force speaks with members of the public outside Union Station in Washington, Aug. 16, 2025. National Guardsmen are positioned at key locations throughout the capital to provide a security presence alongside law enforcement partners.

District of Columbia National Guardsmen assigned to D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Joint Task Force District of Columbia, stand guard at Union Station in Washington, Aug. 15, 2025. Joint Task Force District of Columbia comprises about 800 National Guardsmen, who perform crowd management, presence patrols and perimeter control in support of federal and local law enforcement.

District of Columbia National Guard soldiers are positioned around Washington, Aug. 14, 2025, as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. The D.C. National Guardsmen provide critical support such as crowd management, presence patrols and perimeter control in support of law enforcement.

A District of Columbia National Guard soldier fist-bumps a citizen outside Union Station in Washington, Aug. 14, 2025. About 800 guardsmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force are providing crowd management, security patrols and perimeter control in support of federal and Washington law enforcement.

Army Staff Sgt. Erica Marroquin, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, conducts a foot patrol with U.S. Border Patrol agents near Del Rio, Texas, Aug. 11, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border move to preidentified grid locations in the Yuma National Defense Area during a signage emplacement mission in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2025.

Marine Corps Pfc. Jonathan Bush and Cpl. Jesse Benavides, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, place a Yuma National Defense Area sign in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2025.

Marine Corps Cpls. Nathan Baptiste, left, and Benjamin Sawall, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, move to preidentified grid locations in the Yuma National Defense Area during a signage emplacement mission in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border move to pre-identified grid locations in the Yuma National Defense Area during a signage emplacement mission in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border remove brush from the riverbank of the Rio Grande near Laredo, Texas, Aug. 8, 2025. Maintaining clear terrain along the border improves monitoring efforts and supports law enforcement operations in the area.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border utilize a camouflage netting pole to test a new way of placing concertina wire on the existing barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 11, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border utilize a camouflage netting pole while testing a new way of placing concertina wire on the existing barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 11, 2025.

Army Maj. Margaret Serrano, judge advocate and attorney advisor for the District of Columbia National Guard office of the staff judge advocate, provides a legal briefing to D.C. National Guardsmen during the joint reception, staging, onward movement and integration process at the D.C. Armory, Aug. 13, 2025. President Donald J. Trump activated D.C. National Guardsmen to support district and federal partners in protecting property and the functions of government.

District of Columbia National Guard soldiers assigned to the 273rd Military Police Company control access to a U.S. Park Police facility in Washington, Aug. 12, 2025. President Donald J. Trump activated the D.C. National Guard under Title 32 to support law enforcement in the nation's capital by providing security, crowd management, perimeter control and logistical and communications aid.

District of Columbia National Guard soldiers assigned to the 273rd Military Police Company check incoming vehicles at a U.S. Park Police facility in Washington, Aug. 12, 2025. Guardsmen are providing security, crowd management, perimeter control and logistical and communications support for law enforcement in the nation's capital.

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll speaks to soldiers and airmen assigned to the District of Columbia National Guard at the D.C. Armory in Washington, Aug. 12, 2025. The visit allowed senior leaders to observe mission briefings and meet with guardsmen to discuss operations with federal and local partners to protect government property and functions in the nation's capital.

A U.S. marshal, left, helps deputize District of Columbia National Guard soldiers as part of their activation in Washington, Aug. 12, 2025. President Donald J. Trump activated the D.C. National Guard under Title 32 to assist federal and local law enforcement within the nation's capital.

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll stands with soldiers and airmen assigned to the District of Columbia National Guard at the D.C. Armory in Washington, Aug. 12, 2025. The meeting reinforced guardsmen's mission to support federal and Washington law enforcement in protecting government functions.