DOD Support to the Southern Border

U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll speaks with soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, while they operate an observation site near Santa Teresa, N.M., March 25, 2025.

Army Sgt. Johnathon Cuellar and Spc. Amber Vecera cover an M1126 Stryker armored vehicle with a camouflage tarp near Presidio, Texas, March 28, 2025.

A soldier conducts detection and monitoring operations along the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection near El Centro, Calif., March 27, 2025.

A soldier conducts detection and monitoring operations along the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection near El Centro, Calif., March 27, 2025.

Army Pfc. Kurtis Barney conducts dismounted patrol operations along the southern border in Wellton, Ariz., March 22, 2025.

Coast Guardsmen and sailors conduct small boat operations near the USS Spruance in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 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. (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out personal identifying information.)

Members of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment and sailors assigned to USS Spruance conduct small boat operations in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2025.

An Army Stryker armored vehicle convoys along the southern border in Santa Teresa, N.M., March 26, 2025.

Soldiers work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and use one of their unmanned aircraft systems to survey the East Presidio sector during border security operations near Presidio, Texas, March 25, 2025.

Soldiers patrol with a Stryker armored vehicle across the East Presidio sector at Presidio, Texas, March 25, 2025.

An Army Stryker armored vehicle convoys along the southern border at Santa Teresa, N.M., March 26, 2025.

Army Sgt. Nathaniel Wedemeyer rides in a Stryker armored vehicle during a convoy to the southern border in El Paso, Texas, March 26, 2025.

Army Pfc. Anthony Guerrero conducts dismounted patrol operations throughout the southern border in Wellton, Ariz., March 22, 2025.

Soldiers patrol along the southern border in Arizona, March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force – Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

Army Sgt. Kyle Miller and Spc. Mohana Balakrishan conduct a patrol along the southern border in San Diego, March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

Army Sgt. Kyle Miller and Spc. Mohana Balakrishan conduct a patrol along the southern border in San Diego, March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

Army Spc. Derrick Amador patrols along the southern border at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force - Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

Soldiers patrol along the southern border at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force -Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

Soldiers patrol along the southern border near Nogales, Ariz., March 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force – Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile and multi-domain operations.

A soldier patrols along the southern border near San Diego, March 23, 2025.