DOD Support to the Southern Border

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.)

A CH-47 Chinook unloads water at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., March 9, 2025. (This photo has been altered for security purposes blurring out product identification.)

A U.S. soldier assigned to Task Force Southwest presents a capabilities brief to Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, in Tucson, Ariz., March 9, 2025. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)

Soldiers assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, offload containers in support of the southern border mission at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 9, 2025. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring nametapes.)

Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to North Dakota National Guardsmen about the southern border mission at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 9, 2025.

Army Maj. Gen. Phil J. Ryan, the Joint Task Force Southern Guard commander, speaks to Marines at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, March 9, 2025. Joint Task Force Southern Guard is supporting illegal alien holding operations led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Soldiers arrive at Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of the southern border mission, 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 patrols the Rio Grande crossing in Brownsville, Texas, March 7, 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 secures a container for transport at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 5, 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 monitors a spot for illegal border crossing to support the southern border mission in Del Rio, Texas, March 6, 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 out identification badges.)

Soldiers get on a flight to deploy to Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of the southern border mission at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 6, 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 surveys the southern border in Del Rio, Texas, March 6, 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 guides a military vehicle onto a commercial line haul truck at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 5, 2025, to be transported to Fort Bliss, Texas. 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.

Marines affix concertina wire to engineer stakes on the barrier along the southern border near San Ysidro, Calif., March 2, 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.

Marines affix concertina wire to engineer stakes on the barrier along the southern border near San Ysidro, Calif., March 2, 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 cuts notches into engineer stakes to help with the mounting of concertina wire onto the barrier along the southern border near San Ysidro, Calif., March 2, 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 monitor the barrier near Chula Vista, Calif., March 1, 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.