DOD Support to the Southern Border

Soldiers unload equipment from a box truck at Armed Forces Reserve Center, Laredo, Texas, March 20, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Ponczka observes vessels in close proximity through a big lens aboard the USS Spruance in the San Diego Harbor, March 22, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

A Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Gravely during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 20, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Amikar Mateo receives pallets of meals ready to eat in Alpine, Texas, March 18, 2025, in support of operations on the southern border. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Sailors paint the flight deck of the USS Gravely as part of preventive maintenance at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., March 18, 2025. Gravely is deploying under U.S Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Sailors aboard the USS Gravely depart Naval Station Mayport, Fla., March 19, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Soldiers organize boxes of clothing for illegal aliens at the Rio Grande Valley Sector Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, March 18, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States. (This image has been altered for security purposes by blurring an identifiable common access card.)

Soldiers complete a training and validation exercise on the AN/TPQ-53 radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. The AN/TPQ-53 radar system is a unique military capability provided by Joint Task Force-Southern Border to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border.

A sailor aboard the USS Gravely checks visit, board, search and seizure equipment at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., March 17, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Army Lt. Col. Matthew Swim, commander of the 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, addresses soldiers prior to deployment to the southern border at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 14, 2025.

An Army paratrooper works on equipment prior to deployment to the southern border at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 12, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Navy Seabees build stairs for the Department of Homeland Security migrant operations center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, March 12, 2025.

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Goodwin conducts table six qualification on the AN/MPQ 64 Sentinel radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Soldiers certify table six on the AN/MPQ 64 Sentinel radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

Army paratroopers board a flight to Fort Bliss, Texas, from Fort Bragg, N.C., to enhance the capacities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the mission along the southern border, March 14, 2025.

Sailors man the rails as the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely transits the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge in Yorktown, Va., March 15, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces.

Marines assigned to Task Force Sapper weld engineer stakes along the southern border barrier near Otay Mesa, Calif., March 8, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

A Marine assigned to Task Force Sapper welds engineer stakes along the southern border barrier near Otay Mesa, Calif., March 8, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

A soldier assigned to the 4th Infantry Division observes a landing zone for obstacles from a CH-47 Chinook at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., March 9, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

A soldier assigned to the 4th Infantry Division throws rope over a CH-47 Chinook at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., March 9, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)