DOD Support to the Southern Border

Army Sgt. Michael Lezama, a military police officer assigned to the 615th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, simulates providing rear security during training in a tunnel system at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Germany, Aug. 19, 2025.

Army 2nd Lt. Harry Siegel and Sgt. 1st Class Nikolay Bashko, assigned to Joint Task Force District of Columbia as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, talk with Metropolitan Police Department officers near Nationals Park in Washington, Aug. 19, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps pose for a photo during the U.S. Army Forces Command Best Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 11, 2025. Squads from across U.S. Army Forces Command competed, testing their physical endurance, tactical skills and teamwork.

Soldiers shoot a 60 mm mortar during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., Aug. 15, 2025.

A U.S. Army Joint Task Force Bravo HH-60 Black Hawk crew conducts a medical evacuation training scenario during the combined jungle orientation pilot course at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, Panama, Aug. 19, 2025.

Mississippi National Guard soldiers recite the oath to become deputized to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force in Washington, Aug. 19, 2025. The task force is providing critical support to law enforcement, including crowd management, presence patrols and perimeter control.

Army Spc. Rosa Ibarra crosses a two-rope bridge under the supervision of Chilean army mountain instructors during Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 in Antuco, Chile, Aug. 16, 2025. The exercise underscores the Army's enduring commitment to regional partnership, security and cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Duarte, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, trains on a 120M motorized road grader in preparation for future roadway maintenance within the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2025. Road maintenance operations balance enhancing mobility with the preservation of environmental integrity to ensure safe and reliable travel for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and Defense Department personnel in the Yuma Sector.

Marine Corps Sgt. Warring Vital ground guides Lance Cpl. Marcus Duarte, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, while Duarte trains on a 120M motorized road grader in preparation for future roadway maintenance in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2025. Road maintenance operations balance enhancing mobility with the preservation of environmental integrity to ensure safe and reliable travel for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and Defense Department personnel in the Yuma Sector.

A Texas National Guardsman installs concertina wire on the federal border wall in Brownsville, Texas, Aug.12, 2025. The purpose of this barrier is to serve as a physical and visual deterrent to illegal immigrants looking to cross into Texas illegally.

Texas National Guardsmen install concertina wire on the federal border wall in Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 12, 2025. The purpose of this barrier is to serve as a physical and visual deterrent to illegal immigrants looking to cross into Texas illegally.

A Hawaii Army National Guard Black Hawk flight crew uses a helicopter bucket to provide aerial support to fight a vegetation fire on Oahu, Hawaii, Aug. 19, 2025.

Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Miller trains on a 120M motorized road grader in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2025, in preparation for future roadway maintenance to ensure safe and reliable travel for U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection and Defense Department personnel in the Yuma Sector.

Soldiers simulate clearing a building during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., Aug. 15, 2025. The center provides realistic deployment training scenarios in simulated large-scale combat operations to build readiness for global missions.

Army Spc. Rosa Ibarra participates in free fall rappel training under the supervision of Chilean army mountain instructors during Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 in Antuco, Chile, Aug. 14, 2025. The exercise underscores the Army's enduring commitment to regional partnership as U.S. forces deploy to Chile to conduct combined mountain warfare, field and command post training alongside Chilean forces, with participation from Argentina and Peru.

Competitors representing the Army's I Corps conduct an 18-mile ruck march during U.S. Army Forces Command's Best Squad Competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 13, 2025. The competition tested squads across the command on physical endurance, tactical skills and teamwork.

Army Sgt. 1st Class. Rylan Lavatto, left, and Capt. Mohamed Elmaola, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, review their communication capabilities with the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense at DeConcini Port of Entry, Nogales, Ariz., Aug.12, 2025.

Army Pvt. Dawson Mace, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, installs a 1/2-ounce wheel weight on a tire at U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Headquarters, Texas, Aug. 15, 2025.

Army Sgt. Deidre Fennell, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, reinstalls a tire on an all-terrain vehicle at U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Headquarters, Texas, Aug. 15, 2025.

Army 1st Lt. Brennan Liu, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, secures concertina wire to an obstacle along the southern border near Sunland Park, N.M., Aug. 16, 2025.