DOD Support to the Southern Border

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Ross and Pfc. Connor Madsen, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, evaluate Army Pfc. Ian Brown's ability to operate a mobile work platform near El Paso, Texas, June 11, 2025.

A California Army National Guardsman protects federal law enforcement workers and property in Los Angeles, June 13, 2025.

A soldier and a Border Patrol agent look for suspicious activity along a barrier in Yuma, Ariz., June 12, 2025.

Army Pvt. Micah Roseblock monitors the Rio Grande for illegal activity beside a Stryker armored vehicle near Roma, Texas, June 12, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the border.

Army Pfc. Oji Gayle looks out at the Rio Grande near Roma, Texas, June 12, 2025. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company began conducting operations in the Rio Grande City area to help prevent illegal border crossings.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border join Border Patrol agents to look for people making illegal crossings at Yuma, Ariz., June 10, 2025.

Army Pfc. Kurtis Barney, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, speaks to a soldier driving a tactical vehicle while on patrol at Yuma, Ariz., June 10, 2025. Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

Marines guard federal workers and property in Los Angeles, June 14, 2025.

Children interact with a Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicle during the Army's 250th birthday celebration at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 10, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border look for people making illegal crossings from a camouflage position near San Diego, May 29, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct a patrol in an area near San Diego with a historically high number of illegal crossings, May 29, 2025.

Marines assigned to guard federal workers and property listen to a battalion leader give instructions in the greater Los Angeles area, June 10, 2025. About 700 Marines from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., are part of the mission.

Marines assigned to guard federal workers and property gather in the greater Los Angeles area, June 10, 2025. About 700 Marines from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., are part of the mission.

Army Spc. Joel Varughese and Capt. Nelson Laracuente survey the perimeter of an FBI building in Los Angeles, June 10, 2025. Forces under the direction of U.S. Northern Command are helping guard federal personnel and property in the greater Los Angeles area.

Army Sgt. Allen Miller secures straps on a ground-based surveillance system in preparation for its transportation via a helicopter sling load to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Wellton Station, Ariz., June 9, 2025.

Army Sgt. Allen Miller secures cables on a ground-based surveillance system in preparation for its transportation via a helicopter sling load to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Wellton Station, Ariz., June 9, 2025.

Army Pfc. Jordano Solano, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, surveys the Rio Grande near El Paso, Texas, June 5, 2025, looking for potential breaches in concertina wire.

Soldiers use a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to transport a ground-based surveillance system to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Wellton Station, Ariz., June 9, 2025. Sling load capabilities allow for equipment of up to 25,000 pounds to be taken by helicopter to remote areas of the border.

Marines assigned to protect federal personnel and property rehearse nonlethal tactics in the greater Los Angeles area, June 10, 2025.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025.